Lexical Summary matēn: in vain, to no purpose Original Word: μάτηνTransliteration: matēn Phonetic Spelling: (mat'-ane) Part of Speech: Adverb Short Definition: in vain, to no purpose Meaning: in vain, to no purpose Strong's Concordance 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 Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3155: μάτηνμάτην (accusative (cf. Winers Grammar, 230 (216); Buttmann, § 131, 12) of μάτη, equivalent to ματία, a futile attempt, folly, fault), adverb, from Pindar, Aeschylus down, in vain, fruitlessly: Matthew 15:9 and Mark 7:7, after Isaiah 29:13 the Sept.. |
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