noun · feminine
kenofōnias
Greekκενοφωνία (kenofōnia)
Strong’sG2757
empty disputing, worthless babble
stem kenofōni-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† κενοφωνία, -ας, ἡ
(< κενός, φωνέω), [cf. κενολογέω (צפף), Is 8:19*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2757 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kenofōnias | kenofōniais |
| object accusative | kenofōnian | kenofōniain2×κενοφωνίας |
| direct address vocative | kenofōniar | kenofōniair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kenofōniau | kenofōniaiu |
| to, for dative | kenofōnia | kenofōniai |
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
kenofōnia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kenofōniain“chatter”objectaccusative plural2×
1 Timothy 6:20“chatter”Ō Timotheor, tan parathēkan fulassasar, ektreperōtos tain bebēlain kenofōniain kai antithesiain tau pseudōnumau gnōsiau,O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
2 Timothy 2:16“chatter”tain de bebēlain kenofōniain periistanesōr; epi polloterem gar prokoptali asebeiau,But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,