To boast
αὐχέωStrong’s G6094aucheō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aucheō is the Greek word usually translated “it boasts”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”
Meaning
Usually translated “it boasts”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- it boasts 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
αὐχέω aucheō · to boast
αὐχέω, -ῶ, (αὔχη, boasting), to boast: with accusative (MM, see word), μεγάλα αὐχεῖ (Rec. μεγαλαυχεῖ, which see), Jas.3:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “boast” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BOAST, verb intransitive
[Gr. to inflate; Latin fastus.]
- To brag, or vaunt one's self; to make an ostentatious display, in speech, of one's own worth, property, or actions.
- To glory; to speak with laudable pride and ostentation of meritorious persons or things.
- To exalt one's self.
All definitions and other forms of “boast”
BOAST, verb transitive
To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity or exultation, with a view to self-commendation.
- Magnify or exalt.“They boast themselves in the multitude of their riches” Psalms 49:6
- To exult in confident expectation.
BOAST, noun
Expression of ostentation, pride or vanity; a vaunting.
- “Thou makest thy boast of the law” Romans 2:17
- The cause of boasting; occasion of pride, vanity, or laudable exultation.
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.