G2756
κενός
empty
κενός, -ή, -όν [in LXX chiefly for רִיק and cognate forms ;] empty (Gen.37:24, Jdg.7:16). Metaphorical, __(a) empty, vain: λόγοι, Eph.5:6; ἀπάτη, Col.2:8; κήρυγμα, πίστις, 1Co.15:14; __(b) vain, fruitless: ἡ χάρις, 1Co.15:10; κόπος, 1Co.15:50; ἡ εἴσοδος, 1Th.2:1; κενά, Act.4:25 (LXX); εἰς κενόν, in vain, to no purpose (Diod., LXX; cl. διὰ κενῆς), 2Co.6:1, Gal.2:2, Php.2:16, 1Th.3:5; __(with) of persons, empty-handed: Mrk.12:3, Luk.1:53 20:10-11; vain, Jas.2:20.† SYN.: μάταιος, of the aim or effect of an action, κ. of its quality (Lft. on Cl. Rom., 1Co., § 7; Tr., Syn., xlix) (AS)
The KJV translates G2756 in the following manner:
vain (26x), empty (8x), things (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
κενός — kenós
κενός, κενή, κενόν (from Homer on down), the Sept. for רֵיקָם, רֵק, רִיק, etc., empty;
1. properly, of places, vessels, etc.,which contain nothing (Jdg 7:16; Gen 37:24); metaphorically, empty, vain; devoid of truth: λόγοι, Eph 5:6 (Exo 5:9); ἀπάτη, Col 2:8; κήρυγμα, πίστις, 1Co 15:14.
2. of men, empty-handed; without a gift: ἀποστέλλειν and ἐξαποστέλλειν τινα κενόν (Gen 31:42; Deu 15:13; Deu 16:16), Mar 12:3; Luk 1:53; Luk 20:10 f; metaphorically, destitute of spiritual wealth, of one who boasts of his faith as a transcendent possession, yet is without the fruits of faith, Jas 2:20.
3. metaphorically, of endeavors, labors, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect: ἡ χάρις, 1Co 15:10; κόπος; 1Co 15:58; ἡ εἴσοδος, 1Th 2:1; neuter plural κενά, things that will not succeed, Act 4:25 (from Psa 2:1); εἰς κενόν, in vain, to no purpose (cf. Winer's Grammar, 592 (551)): 2Co 6:1; Gal 2:2; Php 2:16; 1Th 3:5 (Isa 65:23; Jer 6:29, etc.; Diodorus 19, 9; Heliodorus 10, 30). (Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § xlix.)
16 occurrences
Mark (1), Luke (3), Acts (1), I Corinthians (3), II Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Ephesians (1), Philippians (1), Colossians (1), I Thessalonians (2), James (1)