Conceited
κενόδοξοςStrong’s G2755kenodoxos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Kenodoxos is the Greek word usually translated “boastful”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.”
Meaning
Usually translated “boastful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- boastful 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
κενόδοξος kenodoxos · conceited
κενόδοξος, -ον (κενός, δόξα), vain-glorious: Gal.5:26.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “conceited” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONCEITED, participle passive
- Conceived; imagined; fancied.
- Endowed with fancy, or imagination.
- Entertaining a flattering opinion of ones self; having a vain or too high conception of ones own person or accomplishments; vain.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.