καυχάομαι kauchaomai · G2744

to boast

καυχάομαι, -ῶμαι ; [in LXX for הָלַל hith., etc. ; ] ; to boast or glory (in LXX, of joyous exultation, and so in the NT quotations, infr.; cf. DB, ii, 790b; Hort on Jas.1:9): absol., 1Co.1:31 (LXX) 1Co.4:7 13:3, 2Co.10:13 10:17" (LXX) 2Co.11:16 11:18 12:1 12:6, Eph.2:9, Jas.4:16; with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.9:2 11:30; before ἐν (LXX), Rom.2:23 5:3, 1Co.3:21, 2Co.5:12 10:15 11:12 12:5 12:9, Gal.6:13-14 Jas.1:9; ἐν (τ.) θεῷ, Rom.2:17 5:11; ἐν κυρίῳ, 1Co.1:31 (LXX) 2Co.10:17 (LXX); ἐν Χ. Ἰησοῦ, Php.3:3; before ἐπί with dative, Rom.5:2; περί, with genitive, 2Co.10:8; εἰς, 2Co.10:16; ὑπέρ, with genitive of person(s), 2Co.7:14 12:5; ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, 1Co.1:29 (cf. ἐν, κατα-καυχάομαι).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

καυχ-άομαι, ; Doric dialect καυχέομαι []; 2nd pers. singular καυχᾶσαι in late Gr., as []: future -ήσομαι []: aorist ἐκαυχησάμην []; Aeolic dialect optative καυχάσαιτο []: perfect κεκαύχημαι []:—active, []:— speak loud, be loud-tongued, κ. παρὰ καιρόν [], cf. Eup.[same place], etc.; boast, vaunt oneself, ἐπ᾽ αἰζηοῖσι κ. μέγα [] [same place]; ἔν τινι NT.Rom.[same places]: c.accusative et infinitive, aorist or present, boast that.., [] [same place], etc.: with participle, boast of doing or being, …

Where it's used 37 times

Romans 2:17 · Romans 2:23 · Romans 5:2 · Romans 5:3 · Romans 5:11 · 1 Corinthians 1:29 · 1 Corinthians 1:31 · 1 Corinthians 3:21 · 1 Corinthians 4:7 · 2 Corinthians 5:12 · 2 Corinthians 7:14 · 2 Corinthians 9:2 · 2 Corinthians 10:8 · 2 Corinthians 10:13 · 2 Corinthians 10:15 · 2 Corinthians 10:16 · 2 Corinthians 10:17 · 2 Corinthians 11:12 · 2 Corinthians 11:16 · 2 Corinthians 11:18 · 2 Corinthians 11:30 · 2 Corinthians 12:1 · 2 Corinthians 12:5 · 2 Corinthians 12:6 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · 2 Corinthians 12:11 · Galatians 6:13 · Galatians 6:14 · Ephesians 2:9 · Philippians 3:3 · James 1:9 · James 4:16 … and 5 more

Source: TBESG G2744; TFLSJ G2744

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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