Huperēphanos ὑπερήφανος
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| ὑπερήφανος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | huperēphanos |
| Strong's number | G5244 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | arrogant |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Huperēphanos (Greek ὑπερήφανος, Strong's G5244) is a Greek adjective meaning “arrogant”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὑπερήφανος, -ον
(ὑπέρ, φαίνομαι, with η pleonast., see Kühner3, I, 189) [in LXX for זֵד, גֵּאֶה, לוּץ, etc. ;]
showing oneself above others;
(a) in good sense (Plat., al.), pre-eminent, splendid;
(b) more frequently in had sense, and so always in Scr., arrogant, haughty, disdainful (see Westc. Epp. Jo., 65b): Rom.1:30, 2Ti.3:2; διανοίᾳ καρδίας, Luk.1:51; opposite to ταπεινός (as in Pro.3:34), Jas.4:6, 1Pe.5:5" (LXX) .†
SYN.: ἀλαζών, ὑβριστής, see Tr., Syn., § xxix (AS)
(ὑπέρ, φαίνομαι, with η pleonast., see Kühner3, I, 189) [in LXX for זֵד, גֵּאֶה, לוּץ, etc. ;]
showing oneself above others;
(a) in good sense (Plat., al.), pre-eminent, splendid;
(b) more frequently in had sense, and so always in Scr., arrogant, haughty, disdainful (see Westc. Epp. Jo., 65b): Rom.1:30, 2Ti.3:2; διανοίᾳ καρδίας, Luk.1:51; opposite to ταπεινός (as in Pro.3:34), Jas.4:6, 1Pe.5:5" (LXX) .†
SYN.: ἀλαζών, ὑβριστής, see Tr., Syn., § xxix (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | proud (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | proud (3), arrogant (2) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Huperēphanos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 1:51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Romans
- Romans 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
2 Timothy
- 2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
James
- James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).