kenoō · empty, make void

What it means

kenoō (κενόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “empty, make void”.

Make empty; in the passive, be emptied, lose value or meaning.

How to say it

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

1. Leave with nothing in it; strip of value or effect.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• emptied ×2
• be made empty ×1
• has been made empty ×1
• will make empty ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×2
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Philippians×1

• Romans 4:14

  For if those of the law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been nullified.

• 1 Corinthians 1:17

  For the Messiah did not send me to immerse but to proclaim the good news, not with wisdom of word, so that the cross of the Messiah may not be emptied.

• 1 Corinthians 9:15

  But I have not used any of these things. And I am not writing these things so that it may be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than— no one will make my boast empty!

• 2 Corinthians 9:3

  But I sent the brothers, so that our boasting about you may not be made empty in this respect, so that as I was saying, you may be prepared;

• Philippians 2:7

  but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming to be in the likeness of human beings; and being found in appearance as a human being,