Arrogant
ὑπερήφανοςStrong’s G5244huperēphanos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Huperēphanos is the Greek word usually translated “proud” and “arrogant”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”
Meaning
Usually translated “proud” and “arrogant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- proud 4
- arrogant 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- James 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
- 2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
- James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Greek dictionary
ὑπερήφανος huperēphanos · arrogant
ὑπερήφανος, -ον (ὑπέρ, φαίνομαι, with η pleonast., see Kühner3, I, 189) [in LXX for זֵד, גֵּאֶה, לוּץ, etc. ;] showing oneself above others; (a) in good sense (Plat., al.), pre-eminent, splendid; (b) more frequently in had sense, and so always in Scr., arrogant, haughty, disdainful (see Westc. Epp. Jo., 65b): Rom.1:30, 2Ti.3:2; διανοίᾳ καρδίας, Luk.1:51; opposite to ταπεινός (as in Pro.3:34), Jas.4:6, 1Pe.5:5" (LXX) .† SYN.: ἀλαζών, ὑβριστής, see Tr., Syn., § xxix (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “arrogant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AR'ROGANT, adjective
- Assuming; making or having the disposition to make exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; haughty; conceited; applied to persons.
- Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims of self importance; applied to things; as arrogant pretensions or behavior.
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.