ΚΕΝΟΔΟΞΙΑΝ, κενοδοξιαν
KENODOXIAN, kenodoxian
Sounds Like: keh-no-dox-EE-an
Translations: vainglory, empty glory, conceit, a vainglory
From the root: ΚΕΝΟΔΟΞΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to empty or baseless glory, conceit, or a desire for recognition that is not founded on true merit. It describes a state of mind where one seeks praise or admiration for superficial reasons, often leading to pride or arrogance. It is a compound word formed from 'κενός' (kenos), meaning 'empty' or 'vain,' and 'δόξα' (doxa), meaning 'glory' or 'opinion.' In a sentence, it would describe the quality or act of being vain or conceited.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2756 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 35:5
Codex Sinaiticus
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 1:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 8:19
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Philippians — 2:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΝΟΔΟΞΙΑ.
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.
- ΚΕΝΟΔΟΞΙΑΙΣ — empty glory, vainglory, conceit, boastfulness, of empty glory, to empty glory
- ΚΕΝΟΔΟΞΙΑΣ — (of) vainglory, (of) empty glory, (of) conceit, (of) a vainglory
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