κενὸν

Detailed Definition

• 1empty, vain, devoid of truth
• 2of places, vessels, etc. which contain nothing
• 3of men
• 4metaphorically destitute of spiritual wealth, of one who boasts of his faith as a transcendent possession, yet is without the fruits of faith
• 5metaphorically of endeavors, labors, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect