Strong's Lexicon
G3166 — μεγαλαυχέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3166 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μεγαλαυχέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G3173 and aucheo "to boast" (akin to G837 and G2744) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | megalaucheo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | meg-al-au-kheh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to talk big, i.e. be grandiloquent (arrogant, egotistic) |
| KJV Renderings: | boast great things |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μεγαλαυχέω, μεγαλαύχω; (μεγάλαυχος, and this from μεγάλα and αὐχέω); to be grandiloquent; to boast great things, to bear oneself loftily in speech or action: ἡ γλῶσσα μεγάλαυχεῖ (L T Tr WH μεγάλα αὐχεῖ), Jas 3:5, where it seems to denote any kind of haughty language which wounds and provokes others, and stirs up strife. (Aeschylus Ag. 1528; Polybius 12, 13, 10; 8, 23, 11; Diodorus 15, 16, others; middle γυναῖκα πρός Θεούς ἐριζουσαν καί μεγαλαυχουμενην, Plato, rep. 3, p. 395 d.; for âÈÌáÈä, to exalt oneself, carry oneself haughtily, Eze 16:50; Zep 3:11; add, 2Ma 15:32; Sir 48:18.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μεγαλαυχέω (boast great things)
James 3:5
- KJV: Even so the tongue is a little member and boasteth great things Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth
- GK: ούτω και η γλώσσα μικρόν μέλος εστί και μεγαλαυχεί ιδού ολίγον πυρ ηλίκην ύλην ανάπτει