Paul clearly states that Yeshua the Anointed one emptied himself, (Philippians 2:7 ASV).
That is what happens when you do not actually believe Paul.
Philippians 2:7 T/R
7 αλλ εαυτον εκενωσε μορφην δουλου λαβων εν ομοιωματι ανθρωπων γενομενος
Philippians 2:7 W/H
7 αλλα εαυτον εκενωσεν μορφην δουλου λαβων εν ομοιωματι ανθρωπων γενομενος και σχηματι ευρεθεις ως ανθρωπος
BDB - Strong's Greek Definition for # 2758
2758 // kenow // kenoo // ken-o'-o //
from 2756 ; TDNT - 3:661,426; v
AV - make void 2, make of none effect 1, make of no reputation 1,
be in vain 1; 5
1) to empty, make empty
1a) of Christ, he laid aside equality with or the form of God
2) to make void
2a) deprive of force, render vain, useless, of no effect
3) to make void
3b) cause a thing to be seen to be empty, hollow, false
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Strong's Concordance
kenoó: to empty
Original Word: κενόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kenoó
Phonetic Spelling: (ken-o'-o)
Short Definition: I empty, deprive of content, make unreal
Definition: (a) I empty, (b) I deprive of content, make unreal.
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HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2758 kenóō – properly, to empty out, render void; (passive) be emptied – hence, without recognition, perceived as valueless (Phil 2:7). See 2756 (kenos).
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NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kenos
Definition
to empty
NASB Translation
emptied (1), made empty (1), made void (2), make...empty (1).
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2758: κενόω
κενόω, κενῷ: (future κενώσω, 1 Corinthians 9:15 L text T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἐκενωσα; passive, perfect κεκνωμαι; 1 aorist ἐκενωθην;
1. to empty, make empty: ἑαυτόν ἐκένωσε, namely, τοῦ εἶναι ἴσα Θεῷ or τῆς μορφῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ, i. e. he laid aside equality with or the form of God (said of Christ), Philippians 2:7 (see a fuller exposition of this passage in
2. to make void i. e. deprive of force, render vain, useless, of no effect: passive, Romans 4:14; 1 Corinthians 1:17.
3. to make void i. e. cause a thing to be seen to be empty, hollow, false: τό καύχημα, 1 Corinthians 9:15; passive 2 Corinthians 9:3. (Twice in the Sept. viz. Jeremiah 14:2; Jeremiah 15:9; often in Attic writings.)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
empty, make void, be in vain.
From kenos; to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify -- make (of none effect, of no reputation, void), be in vain.
see GREEK kenos
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Philippians 2:7 ASV
7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;
And the definitions which insert the idea that Yeshua "laid aside his equality with God" are nothing more than expositors inserting their own heretical divisive dogma into the definition. It is utterly ridiculous to even suggest that God laid aside his equality with God to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Hence it is perfectly obvious to anyone with half a brain that even the definitions are not immune to the Trinitarian bias.
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