◄ 2746. kauchesis ►
Strong's Lexicon kauchesis: Boasting, glorying, pride Original Word: καύχησις Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: kauchesis Pronunciation: KOW-khay-sis Phonetic Spelling: (kow'-khay-sis) Definition: Boasting, glorying, pride Meaning: the act of boasting, glorying, exultation. 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: καύχησις καύχησις, 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 kaúchēsis Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 3:27 N-NFS GRK: 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 GRK: οὖν τὴν καύχησιν ἐν Χριστῷ NAS: I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining KJV: therefore whereof I may glory through INT: therefore the boasting in Christ 1 Corinthians 15:31 N-AFS GRK: τὴν ὑμετέραν καύχησιν ἀδελφοί ἣν NAS: brethren, by the boasting in you which INT: our boasting brothers which 2 Corinthians 1:12 N-NFS GRK: Ἡ γὰρ καύχησις ἡμῶν αὕτη NAS: For our proud confidence is this: KJV: For our rejoicing is this, INT: For [the] boasting of us this 2 Corinthians 7:4 N-NFS GRK: πολλή μοι καύχησις ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν NAS: in you; great is my boasting on your behalf. KJV: great [is] my glorying of you: INT: great to me boasting in respect of you 2 Corinthians 7:14 N-NFS GRK: καὶ ἡ καύχησις ἡμῶν ἡ NAS: so also our boasting before Titus KJV: so our boasting, which [I made] before INT: also the boasting of us which 2 Corinthians 8:24 N-GFS GRK: καὶ ἡμῶν καυχήσεως ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν NAS: of your love and of our reason for boasting about KJV: and of our boasting on your INT: and of our boasting about you 2 Corinthians 11:10 N-NFS GRK: ὅτι ἡ καύχησις αὕτη οὐ NAS: is in me, this boasting of mine KJV: me of this boasting in the regions INT: that the boasting this not 2 Corinthians 11:17 N-GFS GRK: ὑποστάσει τῆς καυχήσεως NAS: in this confidence of boasting. KJV: this confidence of boasting. INT: confidence of boasting 1 Thessalonians 2:19 N-GFS GRK: ἢ στέφανος καυχήσεως ἢ οὐχὶ NAS: crown of exultation? Is it not even KJV: or crown of rejoicing? [Are] not INT: or crown of boasting or [are] not James 4:16 N-NFS GRK: ὑμῶν πᾶσα καύχησις τοιαύτη πονηρά NAS: all such boasting is evil. KJV: all such rejoicing is evil. INT: of you all boasting such evil Strong's Greek 2746 11 Occurrences καυχήσεως — 3 Occ. καύχησιν — 2 Occ. καύχησις — 6 Occ.