kenodoxos
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2755. kenodoxos

kenodoxos: vainglorious
Original Word: κενόδοξας, ον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: kenodoxos
Phonetic Spelling: (ken-od'-ox-os)
Short Definition: vainglorious
Definition: vainglorious, boastful.

2755 kenódoksos (from 2756 /kenós, "empty" and 1391 /dóksa, "glory") – properly, empty glory, i.e. self-deluded conceit driven by personal "delusions of grandeur"; "groundless conceit" (A-S); boasting "where there is nothing to boast about; . . . empty pride or conceit, mere pretentiousness" (F. F. Bruce, Commentary on Galatians, 257). It is only used in Gal 5:26.

2755 (kenodoksos) refers to "foolish fancy" (vain, "empty opinion"). This is based on nothing, and comes to nothing.

[This is also the meaning of 2755 /kenódoksos in the LXX.]

Word Origin
from kenos and doxa
Definition
vainglorious
NASB Word Usage
boastful (1).

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conceited, boastful

From kenos and doxa; vainly glorifying, i.e. Self-conceited -- desirous of vain-glory.

see GREEK kenos

see GREEK doxa

κελεύσματι — 1 Occ.
ἐκέλευον — 1 Occ.
ἐκέλευσα — 2 Occ.
ἐκέλευσεν — 15 Occ.
κελεύεις — 1 Occ.
κελεύσαντες — 1 Occ.
κελεύσαντος — 1 Occ.
κελεύσας — 3 Occ.
κέλευσόν — 2 Occ.
κενοδοξίαν — 1 Occ.
κενά — 1 Occ.
κενέ — 1 Occ.
κενὴ — 3 Occ.
κενῆς — 1 Occ.
κενοῖς — 1 Occ.
κενόν — 9 Occ.
κενὸς — 1 Occ.
κενούς — 1 Occ.
κενοφωνίας — 2 Occ.
ἐκένωσεν — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 2755
1 Occurrence


κενόδοξοι — 1 Occ.

Galatians 5:26 Adj-NMP
BIB: μὴ γινώμεθα κενόδοξοι ἀλλήλους προκαλούμενοι
NAS: Let us not become boastful, challenging
KJV: be desirous of vain glory, provoking
INT: not we should become boastful one another provoking

1 Occurrence


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