2001 Translation

KENAION, kenaion

Sounds Like: keh-NAI-on

Translations: empty, vain, futile, an empty thing, a vain thing

From the root: ΚΕΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'empty', 'vain', or 'futile'. It describes something that lacks substance, purpose, or value. It can refer to a physical emptiness, like an empty vessel, or a metaphorical emptiness, such as a vain hope or a futile effort. In a sentence, it would modify a noun, describing its quality of being empty or without effect.

Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G2756 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Numbers — 24:21

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
• ΚΕΝΑ — empty, vain, worthless, hollow, empty things, vain things
• ΚΕΝΑΙ — empty, vain, a vain, useless, a useless, foolish, a foolish
• 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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