noun · feminine
kenodoxias
Greekκενοδοξία (kenodoxia)
Strong’sG2754
vainglory, empty pride
stem kenodoxi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† κενοδοξία, -ας, ἡ
(< κενόδοξος), [in LXX: Wi 14:14, II Mac 2:15 8:19*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2754 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidken-od-ox-ee'-ah
empty glorying, i.e. self-conceit
Fromfrom G2755;
King Jamesvain-glory.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kenodoxias | kenodoxiais |
| object accusative | kenodoxian1×κενοδοξίαν | kenodoxiain |
| direct address vocative | kenodoxiar | kenodoxiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kenodoxiau | kenodoxiaiu |
| to, for dative | kenodoxia | kenodoxiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kenodoxia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kenodoxian“conceit”objectaccusative singular1×
Philippians 2:3“conceit”mēdenem kata eritheian mēde kata kenodoxian, alla ta tapeinofrosuna allēloin hēgerōtois huperecharōtoin heautoiu,Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.