matén
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3155. matén

matén: in vain, to no purpose
Original Word: μάτην
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: matén
Phonetic Spelling: (mat'-ane)
Short Definition: in vain
Definition: in vain, in an unreal way, to no purpose.

Cognate: 3155 mátēn (an adverb) – properly, "aimlessly"; pointless, without ground or any real purpose (fruitfulness). See 3152 (mataios).

Word Origin
adverb from acc. of maté (a folly)
Definition
in vain, to no purpose
NASB Word Usage
vain (2).

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in vain.

Accusative case of a derivative of the base of massaomai (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. Unsuccessful search, or else of punishment); folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose -- in vain.

see GREEK massaomai

ματαιολογίαν — 1 Occ.
ματαιολόγοι — 1 Occ.
ματαία — 1 Occ.
ματαίας — 1 Occ.
ματαίων — 1 Occ.
μάταιοι — 2 Occ.
μάταιος — 1 Occ.
ματαιότητι — 2 Occ.
ματαιότητος — 1 Occ.
ἐματαιώθησαν — 1 Occ.
Μαθθαῖον — 3 Occ.
Μαθθαῖος — 2 Occ.
Ματθάν — 2 Occ.
Μαθθὰτ — 2 Occ.
Μαθθίαν — 2 Occ.
Ματταθά — 1 Occ.
Ματταθίου — 2 Occ.
μάχαιρα — 2 Occ.
μάχαιραι — 1 Occ.
μάχαιραν — 12 Occ.


Strong's Greek 3155
2 Occurrences


μάτην — 2 Occ.

Matthew 15:9 Adv
BIB: μάτην δὲ σέβονταί
NAS: BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP
KJV: But in vain they do worship me,
INT: in vain moreover they worship

Mark 7:7 Adv
BIB: μάτην δὲ σέβονταί
NAS: BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP
KJV: Howbeit in vain do they worship me,
INT: in vain moreover they worship

2 Occurrences


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