Strong’s
G3155Adverb2 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 15:9μάτην
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
- Mark 7:7μάτην
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
Abbott-Smith
μάτην
(prop. accusative of μάτη, a fault, folly), adv., [in LXX for הָבַל, שָׁוְא, etc. ;]
in vain, to no purpose: Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7" (LXX) .†
(AS)
(prop. accusative of μάτη, a fault, folly), adv., [in LXX for הָבַל, שָׁוְא, etc. ;]
in vain, to no purpose: Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7" (LXX) .†
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.