κενῶς
kenōs
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Greek
vainly
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kenos describes Scripture as not speaking without purpose in James 4:5.
The attested use qualifies the claim that Scripture speaks, denying that it does so without purpose in James 4:5.
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Not speaking without purpose · dominant
In James 4:5, κενῶς is an adverb modifying the question about whether Scripture speaks; the APB renders the clause, “the scripture speaks in vain.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 4:5, the APB presents the clause as “the scripture speaks in vain.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equivalence.