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2756 – κενός (kenos)

vain


Type:
Adjective
Greek: κενός (kenos)
Pronunciation: ken-os
Gematria: 151(20 + 5 + 50 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Apparently a primary word
Usage: 18 times in NT

Description

  1. Empty, vain, devoid of truth.
    1. Of places, vessels, etc. Which contain nothing.
    2. Of men.
      1. Empty handed.
      2. Without a gift.
    3. Metaphor, destitute of spiritual wealth, of one who boasts of his faith as a transcendent possession, yet is without the fruits of faith.
    4. Metaphor, of endeavours, labours, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect.
      1. Vain of no purpose.


Word root

Word with kenos as root:

κενόδοξοςkenodoxosG2755desirous of vain glory
κενόωkenooG2758make void
κενῶςkenosG2761in vain

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into kenos :

אָ֫וֶןavenH0205evil
אָחוֹרachorH0268back
אַכְזָבachzavH0391deceptive
אֶ֫פֶסefesH0657aend
הָבַלhavalH1891to become vain
הֶ֫בֶלhevelH1892vanity
חִנָּםchinamH2600for nothing
חָסֵרchaserH2637to lack
כָּזַבkazavH3576to lie
לֹאloH3808not
רִיקriqH7385vain
רֵיקָםrejqamH7387emptily
שָׁוְאshavH7723vanity
שָׁקַקshaqaqH8264to rush
שֶׁ֫קֶרsheqerH8267deception
תֹּ֫הוּtóhoH8414formlessness

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
A-APM-1
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
A-APN-1
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
A-ASM-3
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
A-ASN-5
Adjective Adjective
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
A-DPM-1
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
A-GSF-1
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF-3
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM-1
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
A-NSN-1
Adjective Adjective
vocative sing. ♂ vocative singular masculine
A-VSM-1


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References (18 occurances in 16 verses)




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