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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #2757 - κενοφωνία

Transliteration

kenophōnía

Phonetics

ken-of-o-nee'-ah

Origin

from a presumed compound of (G2756) and (G5456)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer's

empty discussion, discussion of vain and useless matters

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Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (2)

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

NAS (4)

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

HCS (2)

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

BSB (2)

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

ESV (2)

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

WEB (2)

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Verse Results

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.

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.

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;

List of Word Forms

κενοφωνιας κενοφωνίας kenophonias kenophonías kenophōnias kenophōnías

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