- Transliteration: Maten

- Phonetic: mat'-ane

- Definition:

1. in vain, fruitlessly

- Origin: accus. of a derivative of the base of G3145" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment)

- TDNT entry: 12:43,6

- Part(s) of speech: Adverb

- Strong's: Accusative case of a derivative of the base of G3145" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation that is unsuccessful search or else of punishment); folly that is (adverbially) to no purpose: - in vain.