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μάτην

Lemmaμάτην
Citation formμάτην
Part of speechadverb
Glossin vain
Strong’sG3155
Transliterationmátēn
Definitionfolly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose
KJV glosses:--in vain.
Derivationaccusative case of a derivative of the base of (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment)
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