κενοφωνία
kenophōnia · empty talk
Greek word · Strong’s number G2757 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kenophōnia (κενοφωνία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “empty talk”.
Chatter without substance.
How to say it
ke·no·phō·ni·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Talking much while saying nothing of worth.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, turning away from the profane empty chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge,
- 2 Timothy 2:16
But avoid the profane empty chatter, for they will advance further in ungodliness,