ἈΠΟΚΕΝΑ, ἀποκενα
APOKENA, apokena
Sounds Like: ah-po-KEH-nah
Translations: empty, void, vain, useless, a void thing, empty things
From the root: ΚΕΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something as empty, void, or useless. It can be used as an adjective to modify a noun, or as a substantive (like a noun) to refer to 'empty things' or 'that which is empty'. In the provided context, 'τα ἀποκενα' refers to 'the empty things' or 'those that are empty'. It is derived from the root word meaning 'empty'.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2756 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 15:4
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 12 — 5:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΕΝΑ — empty, vain, worthless, hollow, empty things, vain things
- ΚΕΝΑΙ — empty, vain, a vain, useless, a useless, foolish, a foolish
- ΚΕΝΑΙΟΝ — empty, vain, futile, an empty thing, a vain thing
- ΚΕΝΑΙΟΣ — empty, vain, a vain, worthless, futile, a futile
- ΚΕΝΑΙΣ — empty, vain, worthless, useless, idle, a vain, an empty
- ΚΕΝΑΟΝ — empty, vain, a vain thing, a worthless thing, without effect
- ΚΕΝΑΣ — empty, vain, worthless
- ΚΕΝΕ — empty, vain, useless, without effect, without content, without purpose
- ΚΕΝΗ — empty, vain, worthless, a vain thing, a worthless thing
- ΚΕΝΗΝ — empty, a empty, vain, a vain, worthless, a worthless, without effect, a without effect
- ΚΕΝΗΝΔΕ — to an empty place, to a vain place, to a hollow place, to a useless place
- ΚΕΝΗΣ — empty, vain, without effect, of no effect, of no purpose, of no result, without success, without content, without substance
- ΚΕΝΟ — empty, vain, without effect, useless, a void, a vacuum, in vain, empty-handed
- ΚΕΝΟΙ — empty, vain, a vain, futile, a futile, worthless, a worthless, without effect, a without effect
- ΚΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) empty, (to) vain, (to) foolish, (to) worthless, (to) void, (to) hollow
- ΚΕΝΟΝ — empty, a void, vain, in vain, to no purpose, useless, a useless thing
- ΚΕΝΟΣ — empty, vain, a vain, useless, a useless, foolish, a foolish
- ΚΕΝΟΥ — empty, vain, without effect, of empty things, of vain things, of things without effect
- ΚΕΝΟΥΣ — empty, vain, without effect, without result, a vain, a resultless
- ΚΕΝΩΝ — of empty, of vain, of worthless, of foolish
- ΚΕΝΩΣ — in vain, vainly, emptily, without effect
- ΚΕΝ‾Η‾ — empty, vain, without effect, useless, a useless, a vain
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