καυχάομαι

kauchaomaiVerbG2744

to boast

From: from some (obsolete) base akin to that of (to boast) and G2172 (εὔχομαι);

Short Definition

to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)

Full Lexicon Entry

to boast or glory (in LXX, of joyous exultation, and so in the NT quotations, infr.; cf. DB, ii, 790b; Hort on ): absol., (LXX) " (LXX),; (LXX); *ἐν *(τ.) θεῷ; ἐν κυρίῳ, (LXX) (LXX); ἐν Χ. Ἰησοῦ; with dative; περί, with genitive; εἰς; ὑπέρ, with genitive of person(s); ἐνώπιον θεοῦ.
LXX Usage: for הָלַל hith., etc.

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology G:V

DescriptionGreek Verb

Occurrences

33 times

Appears 33 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

2 Corinthians
17
1 Corinthians
5
Romans
5
Galatians
2
James
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 1:29
  • 2 Corinthians 10:13
  • 2 Corinthians 11:18
  • 2 Corinthians 12:11
  • Galatians 6:14

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