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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κενός G2756 empty (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation kenós
Empty of purpose or effect; faith, preaching, or labor lacking true content or result.
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λόγος G3056 word
Pronunciation lógos
Word embodying a conception or idea, not mere sound; in NT especially God's authoritative speech and teaching
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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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 18 Case pattern Accusative (10) Number pattern Singular (15)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 15:10 · 1 Cor 15:14 · 1 Thess 2:1 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 15:14 1×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 15:58 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Col 2:8 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Eph 5:6 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 6:1 · Gal 2:2 · Phil 2:16 · 1 Thess 3:5 5×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 12:3 · Luke 20:10 · Luke 20:11 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:53 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 4:25 1×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Jas 2:20 1×
Word Origins
κενοῖς λόγοις is a primary word - no further derivation.
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