Strong's Lexicon kauchesis: Boasting, glorying, pride Original Word: καύχησις Word Origin: From the verb καυχάομαι (kauchaomai), meaning "to boast" or "to glory." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of boasting is הָלַל (halal), Strong's Hebrew 1984, which can mean to praise, boast, or glory. Usage: The term "kauchesis" refers to the act of boasting or taking pride in something. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of boasting in one's achievements, status, or spiritual accomplishments. However, it is also used positively to denote boasting in the Lord or in the work of Christ, emphasizing a reliance on divine rather than human strength. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, boasting was a common rhetorical device used to assert one's status, achievements, or virtues. It was often seen as a way to gain honor and recognition in society. However, the New Testament writers, particularly Paul, redefined boasting by contrasting worldly pride with boasting in the Lord, thus challenging the cultural norms of their time. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 2746 kaúxēsis (a feminine noun) – boasting, which can either be in the "achievements" of self (negatively) or about God's grace (positively). See 2744 (kauχomai). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2746: καύχησιςκαύχησις, καυχήσεως, ἡ (καυχάομαι), the act of glorying: Romans 3:27; 2 Corinthians 9:4 Rec.; 2 Corinthians 11:10, 17; James 4:16; στέφανος καυχήσεως, crown of which we can boast, 1 Thessalonians 2:19; Ezekiel 16:12; Proverbs 16:31; ὑπέρ τίνος (on behalf) of one (cf. καυχάομαι, under the end), 2 Corinthians 7:4; 2 Corinthians 8:24; ἐπί τίνος, before one, 2 Corinthians 7:14; ἔχω (τήν critical editions) καύχησιν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, the glorying which I have I ascribe to Christ, or I owe it to Christ that I am permitted to glow (see ἐν, I. 6 b., p. 211b), Romans 15:17; 1 Corinthians 15:31; that of which one glories, cause of glorying, 2 Corinthians 1:12. (The Sept. several times for תִּפְאֶרֶת; ((Diogenes Laërtius 10, 7 at the end); Philod. in Vol. Hercul. Oxfort. i., p. 16.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance boasting, glorying, rejoicing. From kauchaomai; boasting (properly, the act; by implication, the object), in a good or a bad sense -- boasting, whereof I may glory, glorying, rejoicing. see GREEK kauchaomai Forms and Transliterations καυχησεως καυχήσεως καυχήσεώς καυχησιν καύχησιν καυχησις καύχησις kaucheseos kauchēseōs kauchḗseos kauchḗseōs kauchesin kauchēsin kaúchesin kaúchēsin kauchesis kauchēsis kaúchesis kaúchēsisLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Romans 3:27 N-NFSGRK: οὖν ἡ καύχησις ἐξεκλείσθη διὰ NAS: then is boasting? It is excluded. KJV: Where [is] boasting then? INT: then [is] the boasting It was excluded Through Romans 15:17 N-AFS 1 Corinthians 15:31 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 1:12 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 7:4 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 7:14 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 8:24 N-GFS 2 Corinthians 11:10 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 11:17 N-GFS 1 Thessalonians 2:19 N-GFS James 4:16 N-NFS Strong's Greek 2746 |
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