UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: advb.

Sense 1: without cause, without reason, for no reason

Semantic entry: 89.20

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Cause and/or Reason

Definition: pertaining to there being no cause or legitimate reason

Show passage in OET: COL 2:18

OET-RV COL 2:18

18 Don’t let anyone be disqualifying you all with their apparent humility and worshipping the messengers, telling you what they’ve seen and being arrogant and vain about their earthly minds.

OET-LV COL 2:18

18 ˓Let˒_ no _one _be _disqualifying you _all, willing in humility, and the_worship of _the messengers, which he _has _seen detailing, vainly being _arrogant by the mind of _the flesh of _him,

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Sense 2: in vain, to no avail, with no result

Semantic entry: 89.54

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Result

Definition: pertaining to being without any result

Notes: In a number of languages an expression such as ‘to be without results’ may be rendered as ‘will accomplish nothing’ or ‘will be as though it had never happened.’

Show passage in OET: CO1 15:2

OET-RV CO1 15:2

2 You’re all saved by that good message if you hold firmly to what I preached to you, assuming that you didn’t just ‘say that’ you believe.

OET-LV CO1 15:2

2 by which also you _all _are _being _saved, to _what message I _good _message _preached to _you _all, if you _all _are _keeping, besides except not/lest vainly you _all _believed.

Show passage in OET: GAL 3:4

OET-RV GAL 3:4

4 You vainly endured so many things—it was vain wasn’t it?

OET-LV GAL 3:4

4 You _all _suffered so _many things vainly, if surely also vainly?

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All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: OET CO1 15:2

GAL: OET GAL 3:4 · OET GAL 4:11

Sense 3: for no purpose, without purpose

Semantic entry: 89.63

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Purpose

Definition: pertaining to being without purpose

Show passage in OET: ROM 13:4

OET-RV ROM 13:4

4 because they’re God’s servants for your good. But if you’re doing evil, then you should rightly be afraid, because the authorities aren’t armed without reason—they’re God’s servants to dispense severe anger to people doing evil.

OET-LV ROM 13:4

4 For/Because of_god the_servant he _is to _you for the good.
But if the evil you _may _be _practicing, be _fearing, because/for not vainly the sword he _is _bearing, For/Because of_god a_servant he _is, an_avenging for severe _anger to _the one the evil doing.

Show passage in OET: CO1 15:2

OET-RV CO1 15:2

2 You’re all saved by that good message if you hold firmly to what I preached to you, assuming that you didn’t just ‘say that’ you believe.

OET-LV CO1 15:2

2 by which also you _all _are _being _saved, to _what message I _good _message _preached to _you _all, if you _all _are _keeping, besides except not/lest vainly you _all _believed.

Jump to OET ROM 13:4 section.

Jump to OET CO1 15:2 section.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

εἰκῇ

Form 1

Sense 1: without cause, without reason, for no reason

Sense 2: in vain, to no avail, with no result

Sense 3: for no purpose, without purpose