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Lexicon :: Strong's G212 - alazoneia

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ἀλαζονεία
Transliteration
alazoneia (Key)
Pronunciation
al-ad-zon-i'-a
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:226,36

Strong’s Definitions

ἀλαζονεία alazoneía, al-ad-zon-i'-a; from G213; braggadocio, i.e. (by implication) self-confidence:—boasting, pride.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G212 in the following manner: boasting (1x), pride (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G212 in the following manner: boasting (1x), pride (1x).

  1. empty, braggart talk

  2. an insolent and empty assurance, which trusts in its own power and resources and shamefully despises and violates divine laws and human rights

  3. an impious and empty presumption which trusts in the stability of earthly things

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀλαζονεία alazoneía, al-ad-zon-i'-a; from G213; braggadocio, i.e. (by implication) self-confidence:—boasting, pride.
STRONGS G212:
ἀλαζονεία, and ἀλαζονία (which spelling, not uncommon in later Greek, T WH adopt [see Ι, ι]), -ας, ἡ, (from ἀλαζονεύομαι, i. e. to act the ἀλαζών, which see);
a. in secular writings [from Aristophanes down] generally empty, braggart talk, sometimes also empty display in act, swagger. For illustration see Xenophon, Cyril 2, 2, 12; mem. 1, 7; Aristotle, eth. Nic. 4, 13, p. 1127, Bekker edition; [also Trench, § xxix.].
b. an insolent and empty assurance, which trusts in its own power and resources and shamefully despises and violates divine laws and human rights: 2 Macc. 9:8; Wis. 5:8.
c. an impious and empty presumption which trusts in the stability of earthly things, [R. V. vaunting]: James 4:16 (where the plural has reference to the various occasions on which this presumption shows itself; [cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; Buttmann, 77 (67)]); τοῦ βίου, display in one's style of living, [R. V. vainglory], 1 John 2:16.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

James
4:16
1 John
2:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G212 matches the Greek ἀλαζονεία (alazoneia),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:16 - Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:16 - For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
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