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These terms are used to caution against pride and to encourage giving glory to God alone.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "megalaucheó" is used to describe the act of boasting or speaking with arrogance and pride. It conveys a sense of self-exaltation and an inflated sense of one's own importance or achievements. In the New Testament, this term is often used in a negative context, warning against the dangers of pride and self-glorification.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, boasting was a common rhetorical device used in speeches and writings to assert one's status, achievements, or lineage. However, the early Christian community, influenced by Jewish teachings, often viewed such boasting as contrary to the virtues of humility and reliance on God. The cultural backdrop of honor and shame in the ancient world made boasting a significant social tool, but one that could lead to division and conflict within communities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>variant reading for <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a> and <a href="/greek/850.htm">aucheó</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3166: μεγαλαυχέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μεγαλαυχέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μεγαλαύχω</span>; (<span class="greek2">μεγάλαυχος</span>, and this from <span class="greek2">μεγάλα</span> and <span class="greek2">αὐχέω</span>); <span class="accented">to be grandiloquent; to boast great things, to bear oneself loftily in speech or action</span>: <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">γλῶσσα</span> <span class="greek2">μεγάλαυχεῖ</span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">μεγάλα</span> <span class="greek2">αὐχεῖ</span>), <a href="/interlinear/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5</a>, where it seems to denote any kind of haughty language which wounds and provokes others, and stirs up strife. (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> Ag. 1528; <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 12, 13, 10; 8, 23, 11; <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 15, 16, others; middle <span class="greek2">γυναῖκα</span> <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">Θεούς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐριζουσαν</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">μεγαλαυχουμενην</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, rep. 3, p. 395 d.; for <span class="hebrew">גָּבָה</span>, to exalt oneself, carry oneself haughtily, <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Ezekiel 16:50</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Zephaniah 3:11</a>; add, 2 Macc. 15:32; Sir. 48:18.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>boast great things. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a> and aucheo (to boast; akin to <a href="/greek/837.htm">auzano</a> and <a href="/greek/2744.htm">kauchaomai</a>); to talk big, i.e. Be grandiloquent (arrogant, egotistic) -- boast great things. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/837.htm">auzano</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2744.htm">kauchaomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αυχει αὐχεῖ εμεγαλαύχουν μεγαλαυχεί μεγαλαυχείν μεγαλαυχήσαι auchei aucheî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ μεγάλα <b>αὐχεῖ</b> ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">boasteth great things.</span> Behold,<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and exceeding things <span class="itali">boasts</span> Behold a little<p><b><a href="/greek/3166.htm">Strong's Greek 3166</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3166.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/auchei_3166.htm">αὐχεῖ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3165.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3165"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3165" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3167.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3167"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3167" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>