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Lexicon :: Strong's G5244 - hyperēphanos

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ὑπερήφανος
Transliteration
hyperēphanos (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-er-ay'-fan-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:525,1231

Trench's Synonyms: xxix. ἀλαζών, ὑπερήφανος, ὑβριστής.

Strong’s Definitions

ὑπερήφανος hupĕrēphanŏs, hoop-er-ay'-fan-os; from G5228 and G5316; appearing above others (conspicuous), i.e. (figuratively) haughty:—proud.
ύπερλίαν hupĕrlian. See G5228 and G3029.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G5244 in the following manner: proud (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G5244 in the following manner: proud (5x).

  1. showing one's self above others, overtopping, conspicuous above others, pre-eminent

  2. with an overweening estimate of one's means or merits, despising others or even treating them with contempt, haughty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπερήφανος hupĕrēphanŏs, hoop-er-ay'-fan-os; from G5228 and G5316; appearing above others (conspicuous), i.e. (figuratively) haughty:—proud.
ύπερλίαν hupĕrlian. See G5228 and G3029.
STRONGS G5244:
ὑπερήφανος, ὑπερηφάνου (from ὑπέρ and φαίνομαι, with the connective (or the epic extension (cf. Curtius, § 392)), ἡ; cf. ὑπερηφερης, δυσηλεγής, τανηλεγης εὐηγενής), from Hesiod down;
1. showing oneself above others, overtopping, conspicuous above others, pre-eminent (Plato, Plutarch, others).
2. especially in a bad sense, "with an overweening estimate of one's means or merits, despising others or even treating them with contempt, haughty" (cf. Westcott, Epistles of St. John, p. 64{b}): Romans 1:30; 2 Timothy 3:2; opposed to ταπεινοί, James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5 (in these two passages after Proverbs 3:34); with διάνοια καρδίας added, Luke 1:51. (The Sept. for זֵד, רָם, גֵּאֶה, etc.; often in the O. T. Apocrypha.) (See Trench, Synonyms, § xxix.; Schmidt, chapter 176, 8.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
3:34
Luke
1:51
Romans
1:30
2 Timothy
3:2
James
4:6
1 Peter
5:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5244 matches the Greek ὑπερήφανος (hyperēphanos),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:15 - And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:12 - Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27 - (LXX 17:28) For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10 - (LXX 88:11) Thou hast brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of thy power thou hast scattered thine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:2 - (LXX 93:2) Be thou exalted, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5 - (LXX 100:5) Him that privily speaks against his neighbour, him have I driven from me: he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart,—with him I have not eaten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - (LXX 118:21) Thou hast rebuked the proud: cursed are they that turn aside from thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - (LXX 118:51) The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from thy law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 - (LXX 118:69) The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out thy commandments with all my heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - (LXX 118:78) Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - (LXX 118:122) Receive thy servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - (LXX 122:4) Yea, our soul has been exceedingly filled with it: [fn]let the reproach be to them that are at ease, and contempt to the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - (LXX 139:6) The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes for snares for my feet; they set a stumbling-block for me near the path. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - [fn]The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - And I will bring my hand upon thee, and purge thee [fn]completely, and I will destroy the rebellious, and will take away from thee all transgressors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:12 - For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - And I will command evils for the whole world, and will visit their sins on the ungodly: and I will destroy the pride of transgressors, and will bring low the pride of the haughty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - The lawless man has come to nought, and the proud man has perished, and they that transgress mischievously have been utterly destroyed:

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:6 - I have brought down the proud with destruction; their corners are destroyed: I will make their ways completely waste, so that none shall go through: their cities are come to an end, by reason of no man living or dwelling in them.
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