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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1500 - εἰκῆ

Transliteration

eikē

Phonetics

i-kay'

Origin

probably from (G1502) (through the idea of failure)

Parts of Speech

adverb

TDNT

2:380,203

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

inconsiderably, without purpose, without just cause
in vain
1. without success or effort

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (6)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 1

BSB (6)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 1

CSB (6)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 1

ESV (6)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 1

KJV (7)

Matthew 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (7)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 2

N95 (7)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 2

NAS (7)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 2

NLT (9)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 4

Revelation 7

WEB (7)

Matthew 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 1

YLT (6)

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 3

Colossians 1

ASV (6)

in vain 5

vainly 1

BSB (6)

for nothing 2

in vain 3

without basis 1

CSB (6)

cause 1

nothing 2

purpose 1

reason 1

wasted 1

ESV (6)

vain 5

without reason 1

KJV (7)

cause 1

vain 5

vainly 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (7)

for 1

nothing 5

vain 1

N95 (7)

cause 1

nothing 1

vain 4

without 1

NAS (7)

cause 1

nothing 1

vain 4

without 1

NLT (9)

have 1

nothing 2

place 1

statue 4

vain 1

WEB (7)

in vain 4

vainly 1

wasted 1

without a cause 1

YLT (6)

being vainly 1

in vain 5

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

ADV 7

ANT

ADV 7

BEZ

ADV 6

BGB

ADV 7

BMT

ADV 7

BYZ

ADV 7

ELZ

ADV 5

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 4

NA26

D 6

SBL

ADV 7

SCV

ADV 7

STV

ADV 6

TIS

ADV 7

ADV 6

TRG

ADV 6

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 4

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

εἰκῇ,

I without plan or purpose, at random, at a venture, Xenoph. 2.13, Heraclit. 47, Hp. Epid. 7.9, A. Pr. 450, 885, Ar. Eq. 431, D. 28.5; εἰ. ζῆν S. OT 979; πράττειν Pl. Prt. 326d; λέγεσθαι Id. Revelation 17:1-18 c, etc.; νήφων παρ' εἰ. λέγοντας Arist. Metaph. 984b17, etc.; ἄρμενα εἰ. ἀποκλασθέντα Theoc. 22.14.

II in vain, PLips. 104.29 (i B. C.), 1 Corinthians 15:2, al.

III slightly, moderately, ἀγγεῖα εἰ. πεπυρωμένα Agatharch. 61. (Prob. for ἐϝεκῇ 'at will', cf. ἑκών.)

Thayer's Expanded Definition

εἰκῇ (L WH Relz εἰκῇ; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 342; Buttmann, 69 (61); (Winers Grammar, § 5, 4 e.; Jelf, § 324 Obs. 6; Kühner, § 336 Anm. 7; especially Etym. Magn. 78, 26f; and references under the word Iota)), adverb; in Greek writings from Aeschylus down;

1. inconsiderately, without purpose, without just cause: Matthew 5:22 R G Tr brackets; Romans 13:4 (i. e. 'not to hide it in the scabbard, but to draw it' Fritzsche); Colossians 2:18.

2. in vain; without success or effect: 1 Corinthians 15:2; Galatians 3:4; Galatians 4:11. (From Xenophon, Aeschylus down.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

εἰκῇ

(-ῆ , Rec., as in cl.),

adv.,

[in LXX: Proverbs 28:25 (εἰκῆ )*;]

1. without cause or reason: Matthew 5:22 (R, mg.), Colossians 2:18 (ICC).

2. vainly, fruitlessly, to no purpose: Romans 13:4, 1 Corinthians 15:2, Galatians 3:4; Galatians 4:11, Colossians 2:18.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

εικη εική εἰκῇ εικοσαετούς εικοσαέτους eike eikē eikêi eikē̂i