μεγαλαυχέω (megalaucheō)
megalaucheō
to boast
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μεγαλ-αυχέω, -ῶ (= μεγάλα αὐχέω)
[in LXX:Eze.16:50 (גָּבַהּ), al. ;]
to boast great things:Jas.3:5 (Rec. for μεγάλα αὐχεῖ, WH).†
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[in LXX:
to boast great things:
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Original: μεγαλαυχέω
Transliteration: megalaucheō
Phonetic: meg-al-ow-kheh'-o
Thayer Definition:
- to be grandiloquent
- to boast great things, to bear one's self loftily in speech or action
Origin: from a compound of G3173 and aucheo (to boast, akin to G837 and G2744)
TDNT entry: None
Part(s) of speech: Verb