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Lexicon :: Strong's G2756 - kenos

Aa
κενός
Transliteration
kenos (Key)
Pronunciation
ken-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:659,426

Trench's Synonyms: xlix. κενός, μάταιος.

Strong’s Definitions

κενός kenós, ken-os'; apparently a primary word; empty (literally or figuratively):—empty, (in) vain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G2756 in the following manner: vain (9x), in vain (4x), empty (4x), vain things (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G2756 in the following manner: vain (9x), in vain (4x), empty (4x), vain things (1x).

  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. metaph. destitute of spiritual wealth, of one who boasts of his faith as a transcendent possession, yet is without the fruits of faith

    4. metaph. of endeavours, labours, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect

      1. vain of no purpose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κενός kenós, ken-os'; apparently a primary word; empty (literally or figuratively):—empty, (in) vain.
STRONGS G2756:
κενός, κενή, κενόν (from Homer on down), the Sept. for רֵיקָם, רֵק, רִיק, etc., empty;
1. properly, of places, vessels, etc.,which contain nothing (Judges 7:16; Genesis 37:24); metaphorically, empty, vain; devoid of truth: λόγοι, Ephesians 5:6 (Exodus 5:9); ἀπάτη, Colossians 2:8; κήρυγμα, πίστις, 1 Corinthians 15:14.
2. of men, empty-handed; without a gift: ἀποστέλλειν and ἐξαποστέλλειν τινα κενόν (Genesis 31:42; Deuteronomy 15:13; Deuteronomy 16:16), Mark 12:3; Luke 1:53; Luke 20:10f; metaphorically, destitute of spiritual wealth, of one who boasts of his faith as a transcendent possession, yet is without the fruits of faith, James 2:20.
3. metaphorically, of endeavors, labors, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect: ἡ χάρις, 1 Corinthians 15:10; κόπος; 1 Corinthians 15:58; ἡ εἴσοδος, 1 Thessalonians 2:1; neuter plural κενά, things that will not succeed, Acts 4:25 (from Psalm 2:1); εἰς κενόν, in vain, to no purpose (cf. Winer's Grammar, 592 (551)): 2 Corinthians 6:1; Galatians 2:2; Philippians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:5 (Isaiah 65:23; Jeremiah 6:29, etc.; Diodorus 19, 9; Heliodorus 10, 30). (Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § xlix.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
31:42; 37:24
Exodus
5:9
Deuteronomy
15:13; 16:16
Judges
7:16
Psalms
2:1
Isaiah
65:23
Jeremiah
6:29
Mark
12:3
Luke
1:53; 20:10
Acts
4:25
1 Corinthians
15:10; 15:14; 15:58
2 Corinthians
6:1
Galatians
2:2
Ephesians
5:6
Philippians
2:16
Colossians
2:8
1 Thessalonians
2:1; 3:5
James
2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2756 matches the Greek κενός (kenos),
which occurs 18 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:3 - And they took him, and gave him blows, and sent him away with nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:53 - Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:10 - And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:11 - And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:25 - Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:10 - But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:14 - And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58 - For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1 - We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:2 - And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:6 - Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:16 - Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:8 - Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:1 - For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:5 - For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:20 - Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?
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