ΚΕΝΑ, κενα
KENA, kena
Sounds Like: KEH-nah
Translations: empty, vain, worthless, hollow, empty things, vain things
From the root: ΚΕΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is empty, void, or lacking substance. It can refer to physical emptiness, but often metaphorically describes something that is futile, useless, or without value. In its plural neuter form, as seen in 'ΚΕΝΑ', it can refer to 'empty things' or 'vain things'. It is used to describe actions, words, or concepts that are without purpose or effect.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2756 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:1
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 4:48
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:15
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 33:167
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 12:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Kings — 4:3
- Psalms — 2:1
- Job — 15:31, 15:35, 20:18, 21:34, 27:12, 33:21, 34:20
- Isaiah — 30:7, 59:4
- Jeremiah — 14:3
- Hosea — 12:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 4:25
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.
- ἈΠΟΚΕΝΑ — empty, void, vain, useless, a void thing, empty 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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