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Lexicon :: Strong's G2756 - kenos

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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 61 times in 59 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 31:42–Isa 65:23)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:24 - and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:21 - “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:15 - “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread; for seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:16 - then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and sap your strength. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:20 - Your strength will be spent in vain, because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of your land yield their fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:13 - And when you release them, do not send them away empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:16 - Three times a year all your men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:47 - They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:16 - Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:4 - They gave him seventy shekels[fn] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels, who became his followers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:21 - I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The LORD has afflicted[fn] me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:17 - and added, “He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:3 - They answered, “If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it back to him without a gift; by all means send a guilt offering to him. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - “From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3 - Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:13 - I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!” At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:9 - His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:6 - Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[fn]?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:6 - “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 - I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17 - He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:18 - What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:34 - “So how can you console me with your nonsense? Nothing is left of your answers but falsehood!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:6 - You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:12 - You have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - because I so feared the crowd and so dreaded the contempt of the clans that I kept silent and would not go outside—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:21 - Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 - They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16 - She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why do the nations conspire[fn] and the peoples plot in vain?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:4 - if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:9 - for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - as when a hungry person dreams of eating, but awakens hungry still; as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking, but awakens faint and thirsty still. So will it be with the hordes of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:7 - to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the LORD; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:18 - For this is what the LORD says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:23 - They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.

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