King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2754
Transliteration: kenodoxia
Phonetic Spelling: (ken-od-ox-ee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: vainglory
Meaning: vainglory
κενοδοξία, κενοδοξίας, ἡ (κενόδοξος, which see), vain-glory, groundless self-esteem, empty pride: Philippians 2:3. (4 Macc. 2:15; 8:18; Polybius, Plutarch, Lucian; (Philo de mut. nom. § 15; leg. ad Gaium § 16; etc.); ecclesiastical writings; universally, a vain opinion, error, Wis. 14:14.)
Word Summary
kenodoxia: vainglory
Original Word: κενοδοξίαTransliteration: kenodoxia
Phonetic Spelling: (ken-od-ox-ee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: vainglory
Meaning: vainglory
Strong's Concordance
vainglory, vanity, conceitFrom kenodoxos; empty glorying, i.e. Self-conceit -- vain-glory.
see GREEK kenodoxos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2754: κενοδοξίακενοδοξία, κενοδοξίας, ἡ (κενόδοξος, which see), vain-glory, groundless self-esteem, empty pride: Philippians 2:3. (4 Macc. 2:15; 8:18; Polybius, Plutarch, Lucian; (Philo de mut. nom. § 15; leg. ad Gaium § 16; etc.); ecclesiastical writings; universally, a vain opinion, error, Wis. 14:14.)