Strong's Concordance kenodoxos: vainglorious Original Word: κενόδοξας, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: kenodoxos Phonetic Spelling: (ken-od'-ox-os) Definition: vainglorious Usage: vainglorious, boastful. HELPS Word-studies 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.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kenos and doxa Definition vainglorious NASB Translation boastful (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2755: κενόδοξοςκενόδοξος, κενοδοξον (κενός, δόξα), glorying without reason, conceited, vain-glorious, eager for empty glory: Galatians 5:26. (Polybius, Diodorus; Antoninus 5, 1; (cf. Philo de trib. virt. § 2 at the end); ecclesiastical writings.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance conceited, boastfulFrom kenos and doxa; vainly glorifying, i.e. Self-conceited -- desirous of vain-glory. see GREEK kenos see GREEK doxa Forms and Transliterations κενοδοξοι κενόδοξοι κενολογούντας kenodoxoi kenódoxoiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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