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κενῶς

Lemmaκενῶς
Citation formκενῶς
Part of speechadverb
Glossfalsely, in vain
Strong’sG2761
Transliterationkenōs
Definitionvainly, i.e. to no purpose
KJV glosses:--in vain.
Derivationadverb from
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