Matthew 15:9:1Matt.15.9.W1PAT
μάτην
matên
“in vain”
- Transliteration
- MA-tên
- Extended
- MAH-tên
- IPA
- /ˈma.tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in vain
- French
- en vain
- Spanish
- en vano
- Portuguese
- em vão
- German
- vergeblich
- Russian
- напрасно
- Arabic-Simplified
- سدىً
- Hindi
- व्यर्थ
- Chinese-Simplified
- 徒然
- Korean
- 헛되이
- Indonesian
- sia-sia
- Bengali
- ব্যর্থভাবে
- Tagalog
- walang saysay
- Swahili
- bure
- Amharic
- በከንቱ
- Yoruba
- lásán
- Igbo
- efu
- Twi
- kwa ɔkwa
- Ewe
- le ɖeke me
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
μά + την
↓
ma + tên
↓
matên
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-tên
- phraseyour reading level
MA-tên DE se-bon-TAI me
- sentence
MA-tên DE se-bon-TAI me di-DAS-kon-tes di-das-ka-LI-as en-TAL-ma-ta an-THRÔ-pôn
In context — Matthew 15:9
in vain {but} they worship me teaching doctrines commandments of men
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 15:9, so the Greek word μάτην (matên) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.15.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.9.W1.S1) and character.