Greek - English Dictionary
G3155 - Vain
| Strong's No.: | G3155 |
| Greek: | μάτην |
| Transliteration: | matēn |
| Phonetic: | mat'-ane |
| Word Origin: | Accusative case of a derivative of the base of G3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation that is unsuccessful search or else of punishment) |
| Bible Usage: | in vain. |
| Part of Speech: | Adverb |
| Strongs Definition: | folly that is (adverbially) to no purpose |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. in vain, fruitlessly |
| Bible References:
Vain |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
vain ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.