Boastful
ὑπέρογκοςStrong’s G5246huperogkos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Huperogkos is the Greek word usually translated “arrogant” and “great swelling”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.”
Meaning
Usually translated “arrogant” and “great swelling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- arrogant 1
- great swelling 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
- Jude 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ὑπέρογκος huperogkos · boastful
ὑπέρ-ογκος, -ον [in LXX: Deu.30:11 (פָּלָא), etc. ;] of excessive weight or size; metaphorically, excessive, immoderate, in late writers, of arrogant speech (see Mayor on Ju, l.with): n. pl., 2Pe.2:18, Ju 16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “boastful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BOASTFUL,adjective
Given to boasting; ostentatious of personal worth or actions.
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.