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.and they, having taken him, did severely beat him, and did send him away empty.Luke 1:53 · κενούς·The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,Luke 20:10 · κενόν.and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.Luke 20:11 · κενόν.‘And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;Acts 4:25 · κενά;who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?1 Corinthians 15:10 · κενὴand by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that is towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me;1 Corinthians 15:14 · κενὸν · κενὴand if Christ hath not risen, then void is our preaching, and void also your faith,1 Corinthians 15:58 · κενὸςso that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.2 Corinthians 6:1 · κενὸνAnd working together also we call upon you that ye receive not in vain the grace of God—Galatians 2:2 · κενὸνand I went up by revelation, and did submit to them the good news that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest in vain I might run or did run;Ephesians 5:6 · κενοῖςLet no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,Philippians 2:16 · κενὸν · κενὸνthe word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;Colossians 2:8 · κενῆςSee that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,1 Thessalonians 2:1 · κενὴFor yourselves have known, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it did not become vain,1 Thessalonians 3:5 · κενὸνbecause of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.James 2:20 · κενέ,And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?