Strong's Enhanced Concordance

The Aionian Bible un-translates and instead transliterates eleven special words to help us better understand the extent of God’s love for individuals and all mankind, and the nature of afterlife destinies. The original translation is unaltered and an inline note is appended to 64 Old Testament and 200 New Testament verses. Compare the definitions below to the Aionian Glossary. Follow the blue link below to study the word's usage. Search for any Strong's number: g1-21369 and h1-9049.
in vain
Strongs:
g3155
Greek:
μάτην
Usage:
2 times in 2 books, 2 chapters, and 2 verses
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Tyndale
Word:
μάτην
Transliteration:
matēn
Gloss:
in vain
Morphhology:
Greek Adverb
Definition:
μάτην (prop. accusative of μάτη, a fault, folly), adv, [in LXX for הָבַל, שָׁוְא, etc;] in vain, to no purpose: Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7 " (LXX). (AS)
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Word:
μάτην
Transliteration:
matēn
Gloss:
in vain
Morphhology:
Greek Adverb
Definition:
μάτην, Doric dialect μάτᾱν [μᾰ], adverb in vain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with a Noun, τὸ μ. ἄχθος the fruitless burden, [Refs]; Διὸς μ. ἄκοιτις his bedfellow to no good end, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) at random, without reason, οὔ σε μ. τιμῶσι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ὁ νοσῶν μ, i.e. he that is mad, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) idly, falsely, λέγοντες εἴτ᾽ ἀληθές, εἴτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ οὖν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. βέβακεν, of a dream, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
Strongs
Word:
μάτην
Transliteration:
mátēn
Pronounciation:
mat'-ane
Language:
Greek
Morphhology:
Adverb
Definition:
folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose; in vain; accusative case of a derivative of the base of g3145 (μασσάομαι) (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment)