Empty talk
κενοφωνίαStrong’s G2757kenophōnia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kenophōnia is the Greek word usually translated “empty babblings”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:”
Meaning
Usually translated “empty babblings”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- empty babblings 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- 2 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
κενοφωνία kenophōnia · empty talk
κενοφωνία, -ας, ἡ (κενός, φωνέω), [cf. κενολογέω (צָפַף), Isa.8:19 * ;] empty talk, babbling: pl., 1Ti.6:20, 2Ti.2:16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.