What does καινότης (kainótēs) mean in the Bible?
καινότης (kainótēs): Spiritual renewal or transformative freshness—not mere novelty but vital newness of life and Spirit.
Greek · G2538
καινότης
Renewal (figuratively)
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καινότης G2538
Pronunciation kainótēs
What does καινότης (kainótēs) mean in the Bible?
καινότης (kainótēs): Spiritual renewal or transformative freshness—not mere novelty but vital newness of life and Spirit.
Full entry for καινότης (G2538) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2538?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include newness (1), the new way (1).
Where does καινότης (kainótēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 6:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It newness 1× Romans 6:4
the new way 1× Romans 7:6
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Usage map
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First aligned row Romans 6:4
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Romans 2
Source forms
καινότητι 2x kainotēti Romans 6:4, Romans 7:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 2x Romans 6:4, Romans 7:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spiritual renewal or transformative freshness—not mere novelty but vital newness of life and Spirit.
Strong's G2538
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 7:1-6 Source Gloss
renewal (figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Spiritual renewal or transformative freshness—not mere novelty but vital newness of life and Spirit.
(καινός), [in LXX: 3Ki.8:53, Eze.47:12 * ;]
1novelty (Thuc., Isocr., LS, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 6:4 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
καινότητι kainothti
freshness, newness
Read verse Romans 7:6 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
καινότητι kainothti
freshness, newness
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Dative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 6:4 · Rom 7:6 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
Newness, freshness of quality.
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
καινότης is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights the new mode of service characterized by the Spirit’s transformative power. Romans 7:1-6
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain