Lexicon kenós: in vain Original Word: κενῶςPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: kenós Phonetic Spelling: (ken-oce') Short Definition: falsely, in vain Definition: falsely, in vain, to no purpose. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 2761 kenṓs – properly, for nothing; hence, empty (without content); lacking (deficient); (figuratively) without sense; foolish because vain (ineffective), i.e. to no purpose because hollow (worthless). 2761 (kenṓs) is used only in Js 4:5. See 2756 (kenos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originadverb from kenosDefinitionin vain NASB Translationno purpose (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2761: κενῶςκενῶς, adverb, vainly, in vain ( Winers Grammar, 463 (431); Aristotle onward): James 4:5.
Strong's in vain. Adverb from kenos; vainly, i.e. To no purpose -- in vain. see GREEK kenos |
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