Strong G212ἀλαζονεία
boasting
- Transliteration
- alazoneia
- Pronunciation
- al-ad-zon-i'-a
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G213; braggadocio that is (by implication) self confidence: - boasting pride.
Detailed definition
ἀλαζονία(Rec. -εία, the earlier form), -ας, ἡ
(ἀλαζών), [in LXX: Wis.5:8 17:7, 2; 4Ma.5:1-38 *;]
the character of an ἀλαζών, boastfulness, vainglory, vaunting: Jas.4:16 (Mayor, in l), 1Jn.2:16.†
(AS)
(ἀλαζών), [in LXX: Wis.5:8 17:7, 2; 4Ma.5:1-38 *;]
the character of an ἀλαζών, boastfulness, vainglory, vaunting: Jas.4:16 (Mayor, in l), 1Jn.2:16.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G212 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- boasting1
- pride1
First verses
- James 4:16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
- 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀλαζ-ονεία, ἡ,
false pretension, imposture, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 525a, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 22.47, etc., compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1127a13, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 23; ὑπ᾽ ἀλαζονείας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 919: in _plural_, [prev. author] “Eq.” 290, 903, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.20)]; boastfulness, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Persico” 1.11: _metaphorically_, ἀ. χορδῶν)] their over-readiness to sound, opposed to ἐξάρνησις, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 531b)]. [That penultimate is long appears from Ar.[same places], [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 737.])]
false pretension, imposture, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 525a, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 22.47, etc., compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1127a13, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 23; ὑπ᾽ ἀλαζονείας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 919: in _plural_, [prev. author] “Eq.” 290, 903, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.20)]; boastfulness, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Persico” 1.11: _metaphorically_, ἀ. χορδῶν)] their over-readiness to sound, opposed to ἐξάρνησις, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 531b)]. [That penultimate is long appears from Ar.[same places], [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 737.])]