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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 Box Job 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:15 - From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:12 - Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked where they stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27 - For thou dost deliver a humble people; but the haughty eyes thou dost bring down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10 - Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass, thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:2 - Rise up, O judge of the earth; render to the proud their deserts!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5 - Him who slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. The man of haughty looks and arrogant heart I will not endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - Thou dost rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from thy commandments;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - Godless men utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from thy law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:69

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 - The godless besmear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - Let the godless be put to shame, because they have subverted me with guile; as for me, I will meditate on thy precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the godless oppress me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - Too long our soul has been sated with the scorn of those who are at ease, the contempt of the proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:12 - For the LORD of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up and high;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - For the ruthless shall come to nought and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:6 - "I have cut off nations; their battlements are in ruins; I have laid waste their streets so that none walks in them; their cities have been made desolate, without a man, without an inhabitant.
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