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Koine Greek wordlink #130799

SR GNT Eph 5:6 κενοῖς (kenois) ‘no_one you_all let_be seducing with empty messages because_of these things’ Strongs=27560 Lemma=kenos
Word role=adjective case=dative gender=masculine number=plural

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Only use of identical word form κενοῖς (A-DMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κενοῖς’ (A-DMP) is always and only glossed as ‘with empty’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kenos’ have 5 different glosses: ‘with empty’, ‘empty’, ‘empty-handed’, ‘vain’, ‘vain things’.

Greek words (1) other than κενοῖς (A-DMP) with a gloss related to ‘empty’

COL 2:8 κενῆς (kenaʸs) A-GFS ‘through philosophy and empty seduction according_to the’ SR GNT Col 2:8 word 15

Key: A=adjective DMP=dative,masculine,plural GFS=genitive,feminine,singular