ὑπερήφανος huperēphanos · G5244
arrogant
ὑπερήφανος, -ον; (ὑπέρ, φαίνομαι, with η pleonast., see Kühner3, I, 189) [in LXX for זֵד, גֵּאֶה, לוּץ, etc. ; ] ; showing oneself above others; (a) in good sense (Plat., al.), pre-eminent, splendid; (b) more frequently in had sense, and so always in Scr., arrogant, haughty, disdainful (see Westc. Epp. Jo., 65b): Rom.1:30, 2Ti.3:2; διανοίᾳ καρδίας, Luk.1:51; opposite to ταπεινός (as in Pro.3:34), Jas.4:6, 1Pe.5:5" (LXX) .†; SYN.: ἀλαζών, ὑβριστής, see Tr., Syn., § xxix (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπερήφᾰν-ος, ον, ; Doric dialect ὑπερά- []:—mostly in bad sense, overweening, arrogant, []; -ώτεροι.. καὶ ἀλογιστότεροι[] adverb, -νως ἔχειν bear oneself proudly, []; ὑ. ζῶντες living sumptuously, prodigally, []; of a dish, ὑ. ὄζειν [] (but also, insolently, brutally, μαστιγοῦν τινα probably in []—This sense appears in []participle ὑπερηφανέων (which see). ; 2 rarely in good sense, magnificent, splendid, σοφία, ἔργον, []; sublime, []. adverb -νως, ἀγωνιζόμενος []
Where it's used 5 times
Luke 1:51 · Romans 1:30 · 2 Timothy 3:2 · James 4:6 · 1 Peter 5:5
Source: TBESG G5244; TFLSJ G5244
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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