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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 - In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac[fn]—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:24 - Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern 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 cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go so you will not leave empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:15 - First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib,[fn] for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son.
“No one may appear before me without an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:16 - I will punish you. I will bring sudden terrors upon you—wasting diseases and burning fevers that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:20 - All your work will be for nothing, for your land will yield no crops, and your trees will bear no fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:13 - “When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:16 - “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the LORD without a gift for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:47 - These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:16 - He divided the 300 men into three groups and gave each man a ram’s horn and a clay jar with a torch in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:4 - They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakers who agreed to follow him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:21 - I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused me to suffer[fn] and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:3 - “Send the Ark of the God of Israel back with a gift,” they were told. “Send a guilt offering so the plague will stop. Then, if you are healed, you will know it was his hand that caused the plague.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - The bow of Jonathan was powerful,
and the sword of Saul did its mighty work.
They shed the blood of their enemies
and pierced the bodies of mighty heroes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3 - And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:13 - I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!”
The whole assembly responded, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause.”

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Don’t I have a right to complain?
Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,
and oxen bellow when they have no food?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:6 - Don’t people complain about unsalted food?
Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - I, too, have been assigned months of futility,
long and weary nights of misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:6 - “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle.
They end without hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 - I hate my life and don’t want to go on living.
Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17 - For he attacks me with a storm
and repeatedly wounds me without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches,
for emptiness will be their only reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Their womb produces deceit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:18 - They will give back everything they worked for.
Their wealth will bring them no joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:34 - “How can your empty clichés comfort me?
All your explanations are lies!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:6 - “For example, you must have lent money to your friend
and demanded clothing as security.
Yes, you stripped him to the bone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - You must have sent widows away empty-handed
and crushed the hopes of orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:12 - But you have seen all this,
yet you say all these useless things to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - Have I feared the crowd
or the contempt of the masses,
so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:21 - Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.

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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 they pass away;
the mighty are removed without human hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16 - She is harsh toward her young,
as if they were not her own.
She doesn’t care if they die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why are the nations so angry?
Why do they waste their time with futile plans?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:4 - if I have betrayed a friend
or plundered my enemy without cause,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate those who worship worthless idols.
I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 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 Box Pro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who has anguish? Who has sorrow?
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - A hungry person dreams of eating
but wakes up still hungry.
A thirsty person dreams of drinking
but is still faint from thirst when morning comes.
So it will be with your enemies,
with those who attack Mount Zion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:7 - Egypt’s promises are worthless!
Therefore, I call her Rahab—
the Harmless Dragon.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For fools speak foolishness
and make evil plans.
They practice ungodliness
and spread false teachings about the LORD.
They deprive the hungry of food
and give no water to the thirsty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:18 - For the LORD is God,
and he created the heavens and earth
and put everything in place.
He made the world to be lived in,
not to be a place of empty chaos.
“I am the LORD,” he says,
“and there is no other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one cares about being fair and honest.
The people’s lawsuits are based on lies.
They conceive evil deeds
and then give birth to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:23 - They will not work in vain,
and their children will not be doomed to misfortune.
For they are people blessed by the LORD,
and their children, too, will be blessed.

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