1 Corinthians 15:14:61 Cor.15.14.W6TAB
κενὸν
kenon
“empty”
- Transliteration
- ke-NON
- Extended
- keh-NOHN
- IPA
- /keˈnon/
Meaning by language
- English
- empty
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ke-NON
- sentence
ei de khree-STOS ouk e-GEE-gēr-tai ke-NON A-ra to KÊ-ryg-ma hê-MON ke-NÊ kai hê PI-stis hy-MÔN
Exegesis
In the first clause of the apodosis, to kerygma hemon {τὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶν | tó kḗ-ryg-ma hē-môn} is the subject with kenon {κενὸν | ke-nón} as predicate adjective, assessing the proclamation’s meaninglessness.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:14
But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is empty , and your faith is empty as well.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 15:14, so the Greek word κενὸν (kenon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.15.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.14.W6.S1) and character.