verb
kenomō
Strong’sG2758
I empty, deprive of content, make unreal
stem ken-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κενόω, -ῶ
(< κενός, q.v.), [in LXX: Je 14:2 15:9 (אמל pu.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2758 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidken-o'-o
to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify
Fromfrom G2756;
King Jamesmake (of none effect, of no reputation, void), be in vain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect κεινόω Refs 2nd c.BC+: future κενώσω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐκένωσα Refs: perfect κεκένωκα Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, future κενωθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐκενώθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect κεκένωμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: (κενός): —empty, πᾶσαν ἠπείρου πλάκα Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]: with genitive, empty of a thing, ἀνδρῶν τάνδε πόλιν κενῶσαι Refs 5th c.BC+; χέρας [δώρων] Refs 3rd c.BC+; opposed to πληροῦν τινά τινος, Pl.[same place],Refs:—passive, to be emptied, made or left empty, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς τὸ κενούμενον into the space continually left empty, Refs 5th c.BC+ will be left without them, Emp.[same place]; κεκενωμένου τοῦ τείχεος πάντων stripped of all things, Hdt. [prev. cited]
2 make a place empty by leaving it, desert it, βωμοῦ ἐσχάραν Refs 5th c.BC+; λόχμην Refs[same place]:—passive, κενωθεισῶν τῶν νεῶν Refs 5th c.BC+
3 in Medicine texts, empty by depletion, opposed to πληροῦν, Refs 5th c.BC+, Gal.[same place]; τινα Refs 1st c.BC+ O.; carry off, αἷμα Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, τὰ κενούμενα evacuations, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 empty out, pour away, φάρμακον Refs 2nd c.AD+ falsa lectio in Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, τοῦ λαοῦ κενωθέντος Refs 1st c.BC+; make away with, θανάτου βάρος Refs 5th c.AD+
5 expend, εἴς με κένωσον πᾶν βέλος Refs 1st c.BC+
6 in passive, waste away, shrivel, Refs 4th c.BC+
II metaphorically, make empty, ἑαυτόν NT; make void or of no effect, καύχημα NT+2nd c.AD+:—passive, to be or become so, NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kenatiκενώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | deprive … of | 1× |
| kenataἐκένωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | emptied | 1× |
| kenotēκεκένωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | made void | 1× |
| keniteiaκενωθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | prove empty | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenamō | kename | kenami | kenama | kenamē | kenamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kenasō | kenase | kenasi | kenasa | kenasē | kenaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenatō | kenate | kenati1×κενώσει | kenata1×ἐκένωσεν | kenatē | kenatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kenanō | kenane | kenani | kenana | kenanē | kenanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenavō | kenave | kenavi | kenava | kenavē | kenavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kenalō | kenale | kenali | kenala | kenalē | kenalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenomō | kenome | kenomē | kenomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kenosō | kenose | kenosē | kenoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenotō | kenote | kenotē1×κεκένωται | kenotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kenonō | kenone | kenonē | kenonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenovō | kenove | kenovē | kenovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kenolō | kenole | kenolē | kenolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenimi | kenima |
| you 2nd person singular | kenisi | kenisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keniti | kenita |
| we 1st person plural | kenini | kenina |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenivi | keniva |
| they 3rd person plural | kenili | kenila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenameiō | kenameia | kenameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kenaseiō | kenaseia | kenaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenateiō | kenateia | kenateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kenaneiō | kenaneia | kenaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenaveiō | kenaveia | kenaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kenaleiō | kenaleia | kenaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenomeiō | kenomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kenoseiō | kenoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenoteiō | kenoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kenoneiō | kenoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenoveiō | kenoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kenoleiō | kenoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | keniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keniteia2×κενωθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | kenineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | keniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | kenileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kenasōr | kenasar | kenasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenatōr | kenatar | kenatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenavōr | kenavar | kenavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kenalōr | kenalar | kenalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kenosōr | kenosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenotōr | kenotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenovōr | kenovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kenolōr | kenolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kenisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenivar |
| they 3rd person plural | kenilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenamoiō | kenamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kenasoiō | kenasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenatoiō | kenatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kenanoiō | kenanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenavoiō | kenavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kenaloiō | kenaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kenosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kenonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kenoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kenimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kenisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kenitoia |
| we 1st person plural | keninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kenivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | keniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kenarō | kenari | kenara | kenarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kenorō | kenorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | keniri | kenira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kenarōntos | kenarintos | kenarantos | kenarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kenorōntos | kenorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | kenirintos | kenirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ken 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
kenati“deprive … of”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:15… apothnēskara ē tem kauchēmem mu oudenos kenati.But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not …
kenata“emptied”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 2:7alla heauton kenata morfan doulou labarantos, en homoiōme anthrōpoiu …but emptied Himself, taking the form of a …
kenotē“made void”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 4:14“made void”ei gar tois ek nomou klēronomois, kenotē tas pistias kai katargotē tas epangelias;For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
keniteia“prove empty”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 1:17… ouk en sofia logou, hina mē keniteia tos stauros tou Christou.… lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
2 Corinthians 9:3… tem kauchēmem nu tem huper vu keniteia en te mere houte, hina kathōs …… you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared …