adverb
eikē
Greekεἰκῇ (eikē)
Strong’sG1500
without purpose, in vain
stem eik-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
εἰκῇ (-ῆ, Rec., as in cl.), adv.,
[in LXX: Pr 28:25 (εἰκῇ)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1500 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi-kay'
idly, i.e. without reason (or effect)
Fromprobably from G1502 (through the idea of failure);
King Jameswithout a cause, (in) vain(-ly).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
eikē6×
Romans 13:4“in vain”theou gar diakonos atō si eis tem agathem. ean de tem kakem poiaseiō, fobesōr; ouk gar eikē tan machairan foratō; theou gar diakonos atō, ekdikos eis organ to tem kakem prassarōto.For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
1 Corinthians 15:2“in vain”dia heu kai sōzivō, tino logo euangelizema vi, ei katechavō, ektos ei mē eikē pisteuava.By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
Galatians 3:4“for nothing”tosouteim paschava eikē? ei ge kai eikē.Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
Galatians 3:4“for nothing”tosouteim paschava eikē? ei ge kai eikē.Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
Galatians 4:11“in vain”fobemō vin mē pōs eikē kopiamē eis vin.I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
Colossians 2:18“without cause”mēdenos vin katabrabeuatōr thelarōtos en tapeinofrosuna kai thrēskeia toiu angeloiu, heim horatē embateuarōtos, eikē fusiirōtos hupo tou nouou tau sarxau autou,Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.