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καυχάομαι

kauchaomaito boastHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb38 occurrences8 books33 verses

Definition

καυχάομαι, -ῶμαι

[in LXX for הָלַל hith., etc. ;]

to boast or glory (in LXX, of joyous exultation, and so in the NT quotations, infr.; cf. DB, ii, 790b; Hort on James 1:9): absol., 1 Corinthians 1:31 (LXX) 1 Corinthians 4:7; 13:3, 2 Corinthians 10:13; 10:17" (LXX) 2 Corinthians 11:16; 11:18; 12:1; 12:6, Ephesians 2:9, James 4:16; with accusative of thing(s), 2 Corinthians 9:2; 11:30; before ἐν (LXX), Romans 2:23; 5:3, 1 Corinthians 3:21, 2 Corinthians 5:12; 10:15; 11:12; 12:5; 12:9, Galatians 6:13-14, James 1:9; ἐν (τ.) θεῷ, Romans 2:17; 5:11; ἐν κυρίῳ, 1 Corinthians 1:31 (LXX) 2 Corinthians 10:17 (LXX); ἐν Χ. Ἰησοῦ, Philippians 3:3; before ἐπί with dative, Romans 5:2; περί, with genitive, 2 Corinthians 10:8; εἰς, 2 Corinthians 10:16; ὑπέρ, with genitive of person(s), 2 Corinthians 7:14; 12:5; ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 1:29 (cf. ἐν, κατα-καυχάομαι).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καυχάομαι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

38 total
  1. Romans 2:17καυχᾶσαι · boast
    Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
  2. Romans 2:23καυχᾶσαι · boast
    You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
  3. Romans 5:2καυχώμεθα · we rejoice
    …through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  4. Romans 5:3καυχώμεθα · we also rejoice
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
  5. Romans 5:11καυχώμενοι · we also rejoice
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
  6. 1 Corinthians 1:29καυχήσηται · may boast
    …so that no one may boast in His presence.
  7. 1 Corinthians 1:31καυχώμενος · boasts; καυχάσθω · boast
    Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
  8. 1 Corinthians 3:21καυχάσθω · boasting
    Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
  9. 1 Corinthians 4:7καυχᾶσαι · do you boast
    For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  10. 1 Corinthians 13:3καυχήσωμαι · exult
    If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
  11. 2 Corinthians 5:12καυχωμένους · take pride
    We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
  12. 2 Corinthians 7:14κεκαύχημαι · I had boasted
    Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
  13. 2 Corinthians 9:2καυχῶμαι · I have been boasting
    For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
  14. 2 Corinthians 10:8καυχήσωμαι · I boast
    For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
  15. 2 Corinthians 10:13καυχησόμεθα · will not boast
    We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
  16. 2 Corinthians 10:15καυχώμενοι · do we boast
    Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
  17. 2 Corinthians 10:16καυχήσασθαι · [Then] we will not be boasting
    …so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
  18. 2 Corinthians 10:17καυχώμενος · boasts; καυχάσθω · boast
    Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
  19. 2 Corinthians 11:12καυχῶνται · of which they boast
    But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
  20. 2 Corinthians 11:16καυχήσωμαι · may boast
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  21. 2 Corinthians 11:18καυχῶνται · are boasting; καυχήσομαι · will boast
    Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
  22. 2 Corinthians 11:30καυχᾶσθαι · boast; καυχήσομαι · I will boast
    If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
  23. 2 Corinthians 12:1Καυχᾶσθαι · go on boasting
    I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
  24. 2 Corinthians 12:5καυχήσομαι · I will boast; καυχήσομαι · I will not boast
    I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
  25. 2 Corinthians 12:6καυχήσασθαι · to boast
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  26. 2 Corinthians 12:9καυχήσομαι · I will boast
    But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  27. Galatians 6:13καυχήσωνται · they may boast
    For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
  28. Galatians 6:14καυχᾶσθαι · boast
    But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
  29. Ephesians 2:9καυχήσηται · can boast
    …not by works, so that no one can boast.
  30. Philippians 3:3καυχώμενοι · glory
    For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
  31. 2 Thessalonians 1:4ἐνκαυχᾶσθαι · boast
    That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
  32. James 1:9Καυχάσθω · should exult
    The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
  33. James 4:16καυχᾶσθε · you boast
    As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.