To empty
κενόωStrong’s G2758kenoō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kenoō is the Greek word usually translated “has been made void”, “may be emptied of power” and “make void”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:”
Meaning
Usually translated “has been made void”, “may be emptied of power” and “make void”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- has been made void 1
- may be emptied of power 1
- will make void 1
- may be made void 1
- emptied 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 1:17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
- 1 Corinthians 9:15But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
- 2 Corinthians 9:3Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
- Philippians 2:7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Greek dictionary
κενόω kenoō · to empty
κενόω, -ῶ (κενός, which see), [in LXX: Jer.14:2 15:9 (עָמָל pu.)* ;] to empty. Metaphorical, to empty, make empty, vain or of no effect: καύχημα, 1Co.9:15; ἑαυτόν, of Christ, Php.2:7 (v Lft.; ICC, in 1, and esp. Gifford, Incarn., 54 ff.); pass., πίστις, Rom.4:14; ὁ σταυρός, 1Co.1:17; καύχημα, 2Co.9:3† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “empty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EMP'TY, adjective
- Containing nothing, or nothing but air; as an empty chest; empty space; an empty purse is a serious evil.
- Evacuated; not filled; as empty shackles.
- Unfurnished; as an empty room.
- Void; devoid.
All definitions and other forms of “empty”
- Void; destitute of solid matter; as empty air.
- Destitute of force or effect; as empty words.
- Unsubstantial; unsatisfactory; not able to fill the mind or the desires.
- Not supplied; having nothing to carry.“They beat him, and sent him away empty” Mark 12:3
- Hungry.
- Unfurnished with intellect or knowledge; vacant of head; ignorant; as an empty coxcomb.
- Unfruitful; producing nothing.“Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind” Genesis 41:27
- Wanting substance; wanting solidity; as empty dreams.
- Destitute; waste; desolate.
- Without effect.“The sword of Saul returned not empty” 2 Samuel 1:22
- Without a cargo; in ballast; as, the ship returned empty
EMP'TY, verb transitive
To exhaust; to make void or destitute; to deprive of the contents; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
- To pour out the contents.“The clouds empty themselves on the earth” Ecclesiastes 11:3
- To waste; to make desolate. Jeremiah 51:2
EMP'TY, verb intransitive
To pour out or discharge its contents.
- To become empty
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.