to empty

Greek Verb

κενόω, -ῶ (κενός, which see), [in LXX: Jer.14:2 15:9 (עָמָל pu.)*;] to empty. Metaphorical, to empty, make empty, vain or of no effect: καύχημα, 1Co.9:15; ἑαυτόν, of Christ, Php.2:7 (v Lft; ICC, in 1, and esp. Gifford, Incarn, 54 ff.); pass, πίστις, Rom.4:14; ὁ σταυρός, 1Co.1:17; καύχημα, 2Co.9:3 (AS)

to empty

Greek Verb

κενόω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect κεινόω [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: future κενώσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐκένωσα [Refs]: perfect κεκένωκα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, future κενωθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐκενώθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κεκένωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (κενός): —empty, πᾶσαν ἠπείρου πλάκα [Refs 5th c.BC+][same place]: with genitive, empty of a thing, ἀνδρῶν τάνδε πόλιν κενῶσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χέρας [δώρων] [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; opposed to πληροῦν τινά τινος, Pl.[same place],[Refs]:—passive, to be emptied, made or left empty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τὸ κενούμενον into the space continually left empty, [Refs 5th c.BC+] will be left without them, Emp.[same place]; κεκενωμένου τοῦ τείχεος πάντων stripped of all things, Hdt. [prev. cited] 2) make a place empty by leaving it, desert it, βωμοῦ ἐσχάραν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόχμην [Refs][same place]:—passive, κενωθεισῶν τῶν νεῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) in Medicine texts, empty by depletion, opposed to πληροῦν, [Refs 5th c.BC+], Gal.[same place]; τινα [Refs 1st c.BC+] O; carry off, αἷμα [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, τὰ κενούμενα evacuations, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 4) empty out, pour away, φάρμακον [Refs 2nd c.AD+] falsa lectio in [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, τοῦ λαοῦ κενωθέντος [Refs 1st c.BC+]; make away with, θανάτου βάρος [Refs 5th c.AD+] 5) expend, εἴς με κένωσον πᾶν βέλος [Refs 1st c.BC+] 6) in passive, waste away, shrivel, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) metaphorically, make empty, ἑαυτόν [NT]; make void or of no effect, καύχημα [NT+2nd c.AD+]:—passive, to be or become so, [NT]

Greek

Verb

to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify; make (of none effect, of no reputation, void), be in vain; from g2756 (κενός)