Strong's G3155

μάτην

Transliteration

mátēn

Definition

folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose

KJV usage

in vain

Derivation

accusative case of a derivative of the base of G3145 (μασσάομαι) (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Greek dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.