Greek - English Dictionary
G3155 - Vain
| Strong's No.: | G3155 | 
| Greek: | μάτην | 
| Transliteration: | matēn | 
| Phonetic: | mat'-ane | 
| Word Origin: | Accusative case of a derivative of the base of G3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation that is unsuccessful search or else of punishment) | 
| Bible Usage: | in vain. | 
| Part of Speech: | Adverb | 
| Strongs Definition: | folly that is (adverbially) to no purpose | 
| Thayers Definition: | 1. in vain, fruitlessly | 
| Bible References: Vain | |
| Translation Occurrences: | 
                                            vain ( 2 )
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                    Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
            by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
