Strong's Concordance kauchéma: a boast Original Word: καύχημα, ατος, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: kauchéma Phonetic Spelling: (kow'-khay-mah) Definition: a boast Usage: a boasting; a ground of boasting (glorying, exultation). HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 2745 kaúxēma (a neuter noun) – boasting, focusing on the results of exulting/boasting (note the -ma suffix). This boasting (exulting) is always positive when it is in the Lord, and always negative when based on self. See 2744 (kauχaomai). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kauchaomai Definition a boast NASB Translation boast (3), boast about (1), boasting (3), proud (1), proud confidence (1), reason to be proud (1), reason to glory (1), something to boast about (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2745: καύχημακαύχημα, καυχήματος, τό (καυχάομαι), very rare in secular authors; the Sept. for תְּהִלָּה, praise, and תִּפְאֶרֶת, ornament, beauty; several times in Sirach: 1. that of which one glories or can glory, matter or ground of glorying: Romans 4:2; 1 Corinthians 9:15; 2 Corinthians 1:14; Philippians 2:16; τό καύχημα ἔχειν εἰς ἑαυτόν μόνον, his glorying confined to himself (R. V. in regard of himself alone), Galatians 6:4; τό καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος, the matter for glorying which hope gives, i. e. the hope, of which we glory, Hebrews 3:6. 2. As γέννημα, δίωγμα, θέλημα. ἴαμα, κήρυγμα (2 Timothy 4:17), κλαῦμα, πλήρωμα, φρόνημα, etc., are used for γέννησις, δίωξις, θέλησις, κτλ. (cf. Ellicott on Philippians 4:6), so also (which H. A. W. Meyer persists in denying (as respects the New Testament (see his note on Romans 4:2); so Ellicott and Lightfoot on Galatians 6:4; Lünem. on Heb. as above)) is καύχημα used for καύχησις (Pindar Isthm. 5, 65 (cf. Meyer on Philippians 1:26 note; on the apparent use of nouns in μά in an active sense see Lightfoot on Colossians, p. 257f)), a glorying, boasting: 1 Corinthians 5:6; Philippians 1:26; ὑπέρ τίνος (see καυχάομαι, under the end), 2 Corinthians 5:12; 2 Corinthians 9:3. From kauchaomai; a boast (properly, the object; by implication, the act) in a good or a bad sense -- boasting, (whereof) to glory (of), glorying, rejoice(-ing). see GREEK kauchaomai Englishman's Concordance Romans 4:2 N-ANSGRK: ἐδικαιώθη ἔχει καύχημα ἀλλ' οὐ NAS: he has something to boast about, but not before KJV: he hath [whereof] to glory; but INT: was justified he has ground of boasting but not 1 Corinthians 5:6 N-NNS 1 Corinthians 9:15 N-ANS 1 Corinthians 9:16 N-NNS 2 Corinthians 1:14 N-NNS 2 Corinthians 5:12 N-GNS 2 Corinthians 9:3 N-NNS Galatians 6:4 N-ANS Philippians 1:26 N-NNS Philippians 2:16 N-ANS Hebrews 3:6 N-ANS Strong's Greek 2745 |
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