What does κενός · λόγος mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2756, G3056
κενοῖς λόγοις
Empty (literally or figuratively) · word
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κενόςG2756empty (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationkenós
Empty of purpose or effect; faith, preaching, or labor lacking true content or result.
Open lexicon entry →λόγοςG3056word
Pronunciationlógos
Word embodying a conception or idea, not mere sound; in NT especially God's authoritative speech and teaching
Open lexicon entry →What does κενοῖς λόγοις (kenois logois) mean in the Bible?
κενός · λόγος is a Greek phrase meaning "Empty, vain, deceptive words.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2756, G3056?
G2756, G3056 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Empty, vain, deceptive words.
Source Gloss
Empty, vain, deceptive words.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms18Case patternAccusative (10)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 15:10 · 1 Cor 15:14 · 1 Thess 2:13×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 15:141×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 15:581×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineCol 2:81×
Dative · Plural · MasculineEph 5:61×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter2 Cor 6:1 · Gal 2:2 · Phil 2:16 · 1 Thess 3:55×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 12:3 · Luke 20:10 · Luke 20:113×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 1:531×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterActs 4:251×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineJas 2:201×
Word Origins
κενοῖς λόγοις is a primary word - no further derivation.