ὑπέρογκος
hyperonkos · boastful, inflated
Greek word · Strong’s number G5246 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hyperonkos (ὑπέρογκος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “boastful, inflated”.
Inflated, excessive; of speech, boastful.
How to say it
hy·pe·ron·kos
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
- Pompous, overblown talk, full of air.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 2 Peter 2:18
For uttering swelling words of futility, they entice with desires of the flesh, with debaucheries, those who are barely escaping from those who live in error,
- Jude 1:16
These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own desires; and their mouth speaks swelling words, flattering people for the sake of advantage.