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In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of boasting in one's achievements, status, or spiritual accomplishments. However, it is also used positively to denote boasting in the Lord or in the work of Christ, emphasizing a reliance on divine rather than human strength.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, boasting was a common rhetorical device used to assert one's status, achievements, or virtues. It was often seen as a way to gain honor and recognition in society. However, the New Testament writers, particularly Paul, redefined boasting by contrasting worldly pride with boasting in the Lord, thus challenging the cultural norms of their time.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2746</b> <i>kaúxēsis</i> (a feminine noun) – boasting, which can either be in the "achievements" of <i>self</i> (negatively) or about <i>God's grace</i> (positively). <a href="/greek/2744.htm">See 2744</a> (<i>kauχomai</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2746: καύχησις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καύχησις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καυχήσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">καυχάομαι</span>), <span class="accented">the act of glorying</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-27.htm">Romans 3:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-4.htm">2 Corinthians 9:4</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-10.htm">2 Corinthians 11:10, 17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/4-16.htm">James 4:16</a>; <span class="greek2">στέφανος</span> <span class="greek2">καυχήσεως</span>, crown of which we can boast, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-12.htm">Ezekiel 16:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-31.htm">Proverbs 16:31</a>; <span class="greek2">ὑπέρ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> (on behalf) of one (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καυχάομαι</span></span>, under the end), <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">2 Corinthians 7:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8-24.htm">2 Corinthians 8:24</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, before one, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-14.htm">2 Corinthians 7:14</a>; <span class="greek2">ἔχω</span> (<span class="greek2">τήν</span> critical editions) <span class="greek2">καύχησιν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">Χριστῷ</span> <span class="greek2">Ἰησοῦ</span>, the glorying which I have I ascribe to Christ, or I owe it to Christ that I am permitted to glow (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐν</span></span>, I. 6 b., p. 211b), <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-17.htm">Romans 15:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-31.htm">1 Corinthians 15:31</a>; that of which one glories, cause of glorying, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">2 Corinthians 1:12</a>. (The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times for <span class="hebrew">תִּפְאֶרֶת</span>; ((<span class="abbreviation">Diogenes Laërtius</span> 10, 7 at the end); Philod. in Vol. Hercul. Oxfort. i., p. 16.)<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>boasting, glorying, rejoicing. <p>From <a href="/greek/2744.htm">kauchaomai</a>; boasting (properly, the act; by implication, the object), in a good or a bad sense -- boasting, whereof I may glory, glorying, rejoicing. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2744.htm">kauchaomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καυχησεως καυχήσεως καυχήσεώς καυχησιν καύχησιν καυχησις καύχησις kaucheseos kauchēseōs kauchḗseos kauchḗseōs kauchesin kauchēsin kaúchesin kaúchēsin kauchesis kauchēsis kaúchesis kaúchēsis<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/romans/3-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 3:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὖν ἡ <b>καύχησις</b> ἐξεκλείσθη διὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> then <span class="itali">is boasting?</span> It is excluded.<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Where <span class="itali">[is] boasting</span> then?<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> then [is] the <span class="itali">boasting</span> It was excluded Through<p><b><a href="/text/romans/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 15:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὖν τὴν <b>καύχησιν</b> ἐν Χριστῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I have <span class="itali">found reason for boasting</span> in things pertaining<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> therefore whereof <span class="itali">I may glory</span> through<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> therefore the <span class="itali">boasting</span> in Christ<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν ὑμετέραν <b>καύχησιν</b> ἀδελφοί ἣν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> brethren, <span class="itali">by the boasting</span> in you which<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> our <span class="itali">boasting</span> brothers which<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 1:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἡ γὰρ <b>καύχησις</b> ἡμῶν αὕτη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For our proud confidence</span> is this:<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For our <span class="itali">rejoicing</span> is this,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> For <span class="itali">[the] boasting</span> of us this<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/7-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 7:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πολλή μοι <b>καύχησις</b> ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in you; great <span class="itali">is my boasting</span> on your behalf.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> great [is] my <span class="itali">glorying</span> of you:<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> great to me <span class="itali">boasting</span> in respect of you<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 7:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>καύχησις</b> ἡμῶν ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so also <span class="itali">our boasting</span> before Titus<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> so our <span class="itali">boasting,</span> which [I made] before<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also the <span class="itali">boasting</span> of us which<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/8-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 8:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡμῶν <b>καυχήσεως</b> ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of your love <span class="itali">and of our reason for boasting</span> about<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and of our <span class="itali">boasting</span> on your<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and of our <span class="itali">boasting</span> about you<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι ἡ <b>καύχησις</b> αὕτη οὐ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is in me, this <span class="itali">boasting</span> of mine<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me of this <span class="itali">boasting</span> in the regions<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that the <span class="itali">boasting</span> this not<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑποστάσει τῆς <b>καυχήσεως</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in this confidence <span class="itali">of boasting.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this confidence <span class="itali">of boasting.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> confidence <span class="itali">of boasting</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 2:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἢ στέφανος <b>καυχήσεως</b> ἢ οὐχὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> crown <span class="itali">of exultation?</span> Is it not even<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or crown <span class="itali">of rejoicing?</span> [Are] not<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or crown <span class="itali">of boasting</span> or [are] not<p><b><a href="/text/james/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν πᾶσα <b>καύχησις</b> τοιαύτη πονηρά</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all such <span class="itali">boasting</span> is evil.<br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all such <span class="itali">rejoicing</span> is evil.<br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of you all <span class="itali">boasting</span> such evil<p><b><a href="/greek/2746.htm">Strong's Greek 2746</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2746.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kauche_seo_s_2746.htm">καυχήσεως — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kauche_sin_2746.htm">καύχησιν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kauche_sis_2746.htm">καύχησις — 6 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/2745.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2745"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2745" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2746a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2746a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2746a" /></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>