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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - “Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:24 - Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:21 - “And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - “Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:15 - “You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before Me empty);

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - “But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb. And if you will not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:16 - I also will do this to you:
I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart.
And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:20 - And your strength shall be spent in vain;
for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:13 - “And when you send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:16 - “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:47 - “For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:16 - Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:4 - So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men; and they followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:21 - “I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:17 - And she said, “These six ephahs of barley he gave me; for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:3 - So they said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty; but by all means return it to Him with a trespass offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - From the blood of the slain,
From the fat of the mighty,
The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
And the sword of Saul did not return empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3 - Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:13 - Then I shook out the fold of my garment[fn] and said, “So may God shake out each man from his house, and from his property, who does not perform this promise. Even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” and praised the LORD. Then the people did according to this promise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:9 - Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass,
Or does the ox low over its fodder?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:6 - Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - So I have been allotted months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:6 - “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 - I loathe my life;
I would not live forever.
Let me alone,
For my days are but a breath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17 - For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let him not trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;
Their womb prepares deceit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:18 - He will restore that for which he labored,
And will not swallow it down;
From the proceeds of business
He will get no enjoyment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:34 - How then can you comfort me with empty words,
Since falsehood remains in your answers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:6 - For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - You have sent widows away empty,
And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:12 - Surely all of you have seen it;
Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - Because I feared the great multitude,
And dreaded the contempt of families,
So that I kept silence
And did not go out of the door—

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:21 - His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 - In a moment they die, in the middle of the night;
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16 - She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers;
Her labor is in vain, without concern,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:4 - If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or have plundered my enemy without cause,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I have hated those who regard useless idols;
But I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:9 - For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who has woe?
Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions?
Who has complaints?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams,
And look—he eats;
But he awakes, and his soul is still empty;
Or as when a thirsty man dreams,
And look—he drinks;
But he awakes, and indeed he is faint,
And his soul still craves:
So the multitude of all the nations shall be,
Who fight against Mount Zion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:7 - For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose.
Therefore I have called her
Rahab-Hem-Shebeth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the LORD,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:18 - For thus says the LORD,
Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it in vain,
Who formed it to be inhabited:
“I am the LORD, and there is no other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in empty words and speak lies;
They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:23 - They shall not labor in vain,
Nor bring forth children for trouble;
For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the LORD,
And their offspring with them.

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