2538. kainotés
Strong's Lexicon
kainotés: Newness

Original Word: καινότης
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: kainotés
Pronunciation: kai-NO-tace
Phonetic Spelling: (kahee-not'-ace)
Definition: Newness
Meaning: freshness, newness, novelty.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek adjective καινός (kainos), meaning "new" or "fresh."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kainotés," the concept of newness can be related to the Hebrew word חָדָשׁ (chadash), Strong's Hebrew 2319, which also means "new" or "fresh."

Usage: The term "kainotés" refers to the state or quality of being new, emphasizing a fresh, unprecedented, or novel condition. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the transformative newness of life and spirit that believers experience through their relationship with Christ. This newness is not merely a change in behavior but a fundamental transformation of one's nature and existence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "newness" was often associated with innovation and change, which could be viewed with both excitement and suspicion. For early Christians, "kainotés" signified a radical departure from the old ways of sin and death, embracing a new life in Christ. This was a powerful message in a culture steeped in tradition and ritual, offering hope and renewal through the Gospel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kainos
Definition
newness
NASB Translation
newness (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2538: καινότης

καινότης, καινότητος, (καινός), newness: ἐν καινότητι πνεύματος, in the new state (of life) in which the Holy Spirit places us, Romans 7:6; ἐν καινότητι ζωῆς in a new condition or state of (moral) life, Romans 6:4 (εἰς καινοτητα ἀϊδίου ζωῆς, so as to produce a new state which is eternal life, Ignatius ad Eph. 19 [ET]; among secular writers it is used by Thucydides 3, 38; Isocrates, Athen., others; often by Plutarch (applied to the 'novelties' of fashion (Frenchnouveaute))).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
newness.

From kainos; renewal (figuratively) -- newness.

see GREEK kainos

Forms and Transliterations
καινοτητι καινότητι καινότητος kainoteti kainotēti kainóteti kainótēti
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 6:4 N-DFS
GRK: ἡμεῖς ἐν καινότητι ζωῆς περιπατήσωμεν
NAS: we too might walk in newness of life.
KJV: should walk in newness of life.
INT: we in newness of life should walk

Romans 7:6 N-DFS
GRK: ἡμᾶς ἐν καινότητι πνεύματος καὶ
NAS: that we serve in newness of the Spirit
KJV: should serve in newness of spirit, and
INT: we in newness of spirit and

Strong's Greek 2538
2 Occurrences


καινότητι — 2 Occ.

















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