Newness
καινότηςStrong’s G2538kainotēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kainotēs is the Greek word usually translated “newness”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
Meaning
Usually translated “newness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- newness 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
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Greek dictionary
καινότης kainotēs · newness
καινότης, -ητος, ἡ (καινός), [in LXX: 3Ki.8:53, Eze.47:12 * ;] 1. novelty (Thuc., Isocr., LS, see word). 2. freshness, newness: ἐν κ. ζωῆς (see Lft., Notes, 296), Rom.6:4; ἐν κ. πνεύματος, Rom.7:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “newness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NEWNESS, noun
- Lateness of origin; recentness; state of being lately invented or produced; as the newness of a dress; the newness of a system.
- Novelty; the state of being first known or introduced.
- Innovation; recent change.
- Want of practice or familiarity.
All definitions
- Different state or qualities introduced by change or regeneration.“Even so we also should walk in newness of life” Romans 6:4
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.