Greek · Strong's G2756 · Adjective
κενός
kenos
empty
18times used
16verses
11books
How it's translated
- vain4
- empty-handed3
- empty2
- in vain2
- vain things1
- void1
- is void1
- with empty1
Definition
κενός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX chiefly for רִיק and cognate forms ;]
empty (Gen.37:24, Jdg.7:16). Metaphorical,
(a) empty, vain: λόγοι, Eph.5:6; ἀπάτη, Col.2:8; κήρυγμα, πίστις, 1Co.15:14;
(b) vain, fruitless: ἡ χάρις, 1Co.15:10; κόπος, 1Co.15:50; ἡ εἴσοδος, 1Th.2:1; κενά, Act.4:25 (LXX); εἰς κενόν, in vain, to no purpose (Diod., LXX; cl. διὰ κενῆς), 2Co.6:1, Gal.2:2, Php.2:16, 1Th.3:5;
(with) of persons, empty-handed: Mrk.12:3, Luk.1:53 20:10-11; vain, Jas.2:20.†
SYN.: μάταιος, of the aim or effect of an action, κ…
Where it appears
- Luke3
- 1 Corinthians3
- 1 Thessalonians2
- Mark1
- Acts1
- 2 Corinthians1
- Galatians1
- Ephesians1
- Philippians1
- Colossians1
…and 1 more books.
Every verse
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