1) empty, vain, devoid of truth
1a) of places, vessels, etc. which contain nothing
1b) of men
1b1) empty handed
1b2) without a gift
1c) metaphorically destitute of spiritual wealth, of one who boasts of his faith as a transcendent possession, yet is without the fruits of faith
1d) metaphorically of endeavours, labours, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect
1d1) vain of no purpose
Part of Speech: adjective
Citing in TDNT: 3:659, 426
G2756
Apparently a primary word; empty (literally or figuratively): - empty, (in) vain.
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| b foolish | 32.60 |
| a without anything | 57.42 |
| e untrue | 72.10 |
| c without result | 89.53 |
| d without purpose | 89.64 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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