to boast

Greek Verb

καυχάομαι, -ῶμαι [in LXX for הָלַל hith, etc;] to boast or glory (in LXX, of joyous exultation, and so in the NT quotations, infr; cf. DB, ii, 790b; Hort on Jas.1:9): absol, 1Co.1:31 (LXX) 1Co.4:7 13:3, 2Co.10:13 10:17 " (LXX) 2Co.11:16 11:18 12:1 12:6, Eph.2:9, Jas.4:16; with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.9:2 11:30; before ἐν (LXX), Rom.2:23 5:3, 1Co.3:21, 2Co.5:12 10:15 11:12 12:5 12:9, Gal.6:13-14 Jas.1:9; ἐν (τ.) θεῷ, Rom.2:17 5:11; ἐν κυρίῳ, 1Co.1:31 (LXX) 2Co.10:17 (LXX); ἐν Χ. Ἰησοῦ, Php.3:3; before ἐπί with dative, Rom.5:2; περί, with genitive, 2Co.10:8; εἰς, 2Co.10:16; ὑπέρ, with genitive of person(s), 2Co.7:14 12:5; ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, 1Co.1:29 (cf. ἐν, κατα-καυχάομαι). (AS)

to boast

Greek Verb

καυχ-άομαι, Doric dialect καυχέομαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; 2nd pers. singular καυχᾶσαι in late Gr, as [NT]: future -ήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐκαυχησάμην [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect optative καυχάσαιτο [Refs 7th c.BC+]: perfect κεκαύχημαι [NT]:—active, [Refs]:— speak loud, be loud-tongued, κ. παρὰ καιρόν [Refs 5th c.BC+], cf. Eup.[same place], etc; boast, vaunt oneself, ἐπ᾽ αἰζηοῖσι κ. μέγα [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]; ἔν τινι NT.Rom.[same places]: c.accusative et infinitive, aorist or present, boast that, [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place], etc: with participle, boast of doing or being, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅτι. [Refs 1st c.BC+]: with accusative, boast of, [NT+4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense); (make) boast, glory, joy, rejoice; from some (obsolete) base akin to that of (to boast) and g2172 (εὔχομαι)