καινότης
kainotēs
newness
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Greek word καινότης (kainotēs) is defined as "newness." This term is mentioned only twice in the Bible, suggesting its significance is more about highlighting a particular quality rather than a frequent aspect of human experience. The connotation of "newness" in this context may imply something fresh, unique, or distinct from what has gone before. It could describe a quality that stands out or has a significant impact, rather than simply being a matter of temporal novelty. In the limited contexts where καινότης appears, its significance likely lies in emphasizing the extraordinary nature of an experience or reality, drawing attention to features that make them remarkable, unusual, or unlike anything previously known.
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Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
Romans 7:6But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.