ΚΕΝΟΔΟΞΙΑ, κενοδοξια
KENODOXIA, kenodoxia
Sounds Like: keh-no-dox-EE-ah
Translations: vainglory, empty glory, conceit, boasting, a vainglory
From the root: ΚΕΝΟΣ, ΔΟΞΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'κενός' (empty) and 'δόξα' (glory, opinion). It refers to the state of having empty or vain glory, meaning excessive pride in one's own abilities or achievements, often seeking praise for trivial or superficial things. It describes a person who is conceited or boastful.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2756 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:46
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 14:14
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 14:14
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 8 — 1:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΝΟΣ, ΔΟΞΑ.
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.
- ΚΕΝΟΔΟΞΟΣ — vainglorious, boastful, conceited
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