Kenosis

Kenosis is a Greek word for emptiness, which is used as a theological term.

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As an ancient Greek word, κένωσις kénōsis means an "emptying", from κενός kenós "empty".

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The word is mainly used, however, in a Christian theological context, for example Philippians 2:7, " made himself nothing (ἐκένωσε ekénōse) ..." (NIV) or "...he emptied himself..." (NRSV), using the verb form κενόω kenóō "to empty".

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