Strong’s G3155 · Greek
μάτην
mátēn · mat'-ane
Origin accusative case of a derivative of the base of μασσάομαι (G3145) (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment);
Meaning folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose
In the King James Version in vain.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 15:9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
- Mark 7:7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.