G3155

Greek Lexicon Entry

Original

μάτην

Transliteration

nᵉbâlâh

Testament

New Testament

Definition

foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment

Etymology & 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);

English Translations (KJV)

1 English word(s) are translated from G3155 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 37 times.

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