ἀλαζονεία
alazoneia · arrogance, boasting
Greek word · Strong’s number G212 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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alazoneia (ἀλαζονεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “arrogance, boasting”.
How to say it
a·la·zo·nei·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Bragging about what one has or will do.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- arrogance ×1
- arrogant claims ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- James 4:16
But now you boast in your arrogant claims. All such boasting is evil.
- 1 John 2:16
because all that is in the world — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance of possessions — is not from the Father but is from the world.