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Bible Lexicons
Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary Greek Lexicon
Strong's #2757 - κενοφωνία
Transliteration
kenophōnía
Phonetics
ken-of-o-nee'-ah
Parts of Speech
feminine noun
TDNT
None
Definition
- Thayer
- Strong
- Mounce
Thayer's
- empty discussion, discussion of vain and useless matters
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
- Parsing
Verse Results
ASV (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
BSB (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
CSB (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
ESV (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
KJV (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
LEB (0)
The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
LSB (4)
1 Timothy
2
2 Timothy
2
N95 (4)
1 Timothy
2
2 Timothy
2
NAS (4)
1 Timothy
2
2 Timothy
2
NLT (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
WEB (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
YLT (2)
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions
κενοφων-ία, ἡ,
vain talking, Dsc. Praef. 2: in pl., 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 2:16, Porph. Chr. 58; ἄγραφοι κ. Just. Nov. 146.1.2.
Thayer's Expanded Definition
κνοφωνια, κνοφωνιας, ἡ (κενοφωνος uttering emptiness) (vaniloquium, Vulg. (Clementine edition (in 2 Timothy 2:16))), empty discussion, discussion of vain and useless matters (A. V. babbling): 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 2:16. ((Dioscor. 1 prooem., p. 3, 1); ecclesiastical writings.)
Thayer's Expanded Greek Definition, Electronic Database.
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
*† κενοφωνία , -ας , ἡ
(< κενός , φωνέω ),
[cf. κενολογέω (H6850), Isaiah 8:19*;]
empty talk, babbling: pl., 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 2:16.†
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Vocabulary of the Greek NT
A good parallel to the use of this subst. (for form see Moulton Gr. ii. p. 69) in 1 Timothy 6:20 is afforded by Epict. ii. 17. 8 ἢ κενῶς τὰς γραφὰς ταύτας ἀπηχοῦμεν;
The Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament.
Copyright © 1914, 1929, 1930 by James Hope Moulton and George Milligan. Hodder and Stoughton, London.
Derivative Copyright © 2015 by Allan Loder.
Copyright © 1914, 1929, 1930 by James Hope Moulton and George Milligan. Hodder and Stoughton, London.
Derivative Copyright © 2015 by Allan Loder.
List of Word Forms
κενοφωνιας κενοφωνίας kenophonias kenophonías kenophōnias kenophōnías
