Word study · Greek
kenóō
to empty, to make void
Say it: ken-OH-o (approximate)
κενόω
What it means
To empty out or make void. In 2:7, Christ "emptied himself," a picture of voluntary self-giving, not a claim that he stopped being God. It also appears in Romans 4:14 and 1 Corinthians 1:17 ("made void").
Range of meaning
- EmptyPour out.
- Make voidTake away the force of.
In Philippians
- Chapter 2
"But emptied himself" (2:7).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2758 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources