Strong G5246ὑπέρογκος
boastful
- Transliteration
- huperogkos
- Pronunciation
- hoop-er'-ong-kos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ὑπέρ-ογκος, -ον
[in LXX: Deu.30:11 (פָּלָא), etc.;]
of excessive weight or size; metaphorically, excessive, immoderate, in late writers, of arrogant speech (see Mayor on Ju, l.with): n. pl., 2Pe.2:18, Ju 16.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Deu.30:11 (פָּלָא), etc.;]
of excessive weight or size; metaphorically, excessive, immoderate, in late writers, of arrogant speech (see Mayor on Ju, l.with): n. pl., 2Pe.2:18, Ju 16.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5246 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- swelling2
First verses
- 2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
- Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὑπέρογκ-ος, ον,
of excessive bulk or size, γενομένης τῆς κνήμης ὑ. swelled to a great size, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.58; [μαστοὶ] οἱ ὑ. 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.88; πιμελὴς καὶ ὑ. 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista)]tim.15; δύναμις ὑ., opposed to ταπεινή, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.23; τὰ ὑ. τῶν βελῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Audibilibus” 802b34.)]
2 immoderate, excessive, οὐσίαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 317c)]; τιμαί, εὐτυχίαι, etc., [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.820f, “Aem.” 34, etc.; φρόνημα [prev. author] “Luc.” 21)]; τὰ ὑ., opposed to τὰ ἐλλείποντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 728e)]; of style, ponderous, verbose, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.7a (but also ὑπέρογκα λαλεῖν)] talk 'big', [NT (NT.Jude.16, cf. NT.2Pet.2.18))]: generally, exceedingly great, πρᾶγμα [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMort.” 23.2)]. adverb -κως[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.103, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Demetrius” 30)]: neuter as adverb, ὑπέρογκον φρονεῖν [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Protrepticus” 14.)]
3 difficult, [LXX (LXX.2Ki.13.2.)]
of excessive bulk or size, γενομένης τῆς κνήμης ὑ. swelled to a great size, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.58; [μαστοὶ] οἱ ὑ. 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.88; πιμελὴς καὶ ὑ. 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista)]tim.15; δύναμις ὑ., opposed to ταπεινή, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.23; τὰ ὑ. τῶν βελῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Audibilibus” 802b34.)]
2 immoderate, excessive, οὐσίαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 317c)]; τιμαί, εὐτυχίαι, etc., [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.820f, “Aem.” 34, etc.; φρόνημα [prev. author] “Luc.” 21)]; τὰ ὑ., opposed to τὰ ἐλλείποντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 728e)]; of style, ponderous, verbose, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.7a (but also ὑπέρογκα λαλεῖν)] talk 'big', [NT (NT.Jude.16, cf. NT.2Pet.2.18))]: generally, exceedingly great, πρᾶγμα [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMort.” 23.2)]. adverb -κως[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.103, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Demetrius” 30)]: neuter as adverb, ὑπέρογκον φρονεῖν [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Protrepticus” 14.)]
3 difficult, [LXX (LXX.2Ki.13.2.)]