The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
μάτην
| Lemma | μάτην |
|---|---|
| Citation form | μάτην |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | in vain |
| Strong’s | G3155 |
| Transliteration | mátēn |
| Definition | folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose |
| KJV glosses | :--in vain. |
| Derivation | accusative case of a derivative of the base of (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment) |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 2 |
Forms in the SBLGNT
- μάτην
Morphology
- adverb