Alazōn ἀλαζών

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Alazōn
ἀλαζών
Transliterationalazōn
Strong's numberG213
LanguageGreek
Part of speechmasculine noun
Glossbraggart
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inRomans (1)

Alazōn (Greek ἀλαζών, Strong's G213) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “braggart”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀλαζών, -όνος, ὁ, ἡ
(ἄλη, wandering) [in LXX: Job.28:8 (שַׁחַץ) Hab.2:5 (יָהִיר), Pro.21:24 (לוּץ)* ;]
prop, a vagabond, hence, an impostor, a boaster: Rom.1:30, 2Ti.3:2.†
SYN.: ὐβριστής, ὑπερήφανος (see Tr., Syn., § xxix; Lft., Notes, 256) (AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVboasters (2)
BSBboastful (2)

Verses

Every verse with Alazōn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Romans

2 Timothy

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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