κενός, -ή, -όν [in LXX chiefly for רִיק and cognate forms ;] empty (Gen.37:24, Jdg.7:16). Metaphorical, (a) empty, vain: λόγοι, Eph.5:6; ἀπάτη, Col.2:8; κήρυγμα, πίστις, 1Co.15:14; (b) vain, fruitless: ἡ χάρις, 1Co.15:10; κόπος, 1Co.15:50; ἡ εἴσοδος, 1Th.2:1; κενά, Act.4:25 (LXX); εἰς κενόν, in vain, to no purpose (Diod., LXX; cl. διὰ κενῆς), 2Co.6:1, Gal.2:2, Php.2:16, 1Th.3:5; (with) of persons, empty-handed: Mrk.12:3, Luk.1:53 20:10-11; vain, Jas.2:20.† SYN.: μάταιος, of the aim or effect of an action, κ. of its quality (Lft. on Cl. Rom., 1Co., § 7; Tr., Syn., xlix) (AS)
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G2756 — κενός
kenos · empty · Greek
16 tagged verse occurrences
Mark 12:3 · κενόν.But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.Luke 1:53 · κενούς·He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.Luke 20:10 · κενόν.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.Luke 20:11 · κενόν.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.Acts 4:25 · κενά;You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?1 Corinthians 15:10 · κενὴBut by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.1 Corinthians 15:14 · κενὸν · κενὴAnd if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.1 Corinthians 15:58 · κενὸςTherefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.2 Corinthians 6:1 · κενὸνAs God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.Galatians 2:2 · κενὸνI went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.Ephesians 5:6 · κενοῖςLet no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Philippians 2:16 · κενὸν · κενὸνas you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.Colossians 2:8 · κενῆςSee to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.1 Thessalonians 2:1 · κενὴYou yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.1 Thessalonians 3:5 · κενὸνFor this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.James 2:20 · κενέ,O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?