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It conveys a sense of self-exaltation and an attitude of superiority over others. This term is often used in a negative context, highlighting a character trait that is contrary to the humility and servitude encouraged in Christian teachings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, pride was often seen as a vice, especially when it led to hubris, an overbearing arrogance that defied the gods and led to one's downfall. In Jewish and early Christian thought, humility was a virtue, and pride was considered a sin that distanced individuals from God. The cultural context of the New Testament emphasizes the importance of humility and the dangers of pride, aligning with the teachings of Jesus and the apostles.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5244</b> <i>hyperḗphanos</i> (from <a href="/greek/5228.htm">5228</a> <i>/hypér</i>, "beyond, over" and <a href="/greek/5316.htm">5316</a> <i>/phaínō</i>, "shine forth") – properly, <i>over-shine</i>, trying to be <i>more</i> than what <i>God</i> directs, i.e. going beyond the faith He imparts (cf. Ro 12:2,3).</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 5244: ὑπερήφανος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὑπερήφανος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὑπερηφάνου</span> (from <span class="greek2">ὑπέρ</span> and <span class="greek2">φαίνομαι</span>, with the connective (or the epic extension (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 392)), <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>; cf. <span class="greek2">ὑπερηφερης</span>, <span class="greek2">δυσηλεγής</span>, <span class="greek2">τανηλεγης</span> <span class="greek2">εὐηγενής</span>), from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">showing oneself above others, overtopping, conspicuous above others, pre-eminent</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> especially in a bad sense, "with an overweening estimate of one's means or merits, despising others or even treating them with contempt, haughty" (cf. Westcott, Epistles of St. John, p. 64{b}): <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-30.htm">Romans 1:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2</a>; opposed to <span class="greek2">ταπεινοί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a> (in these two passages after <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a>); with <span class="greek2">διάνοια</span> <span class="greek2">καρδίας</span> added, <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-51.htm">Luke 1:51</a>. (The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">זֵד</span>, <span class="hebrew">רָם</span>, <span class="hebrew">גֵּאֶה</span>, etc.; often in the O. T. Apocrypha.) (See <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, Synonyms, § xxix.; <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 176, 8.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5244a: ὑπερλίαν</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὑπερλίαν</span></span> (formed like <span class="greek2">ὑπεράγαν</span>, <span class="greek2">ὑπέρευ</span>), and written separately <span class="greek2">ὑπέρ</span> <span class="greek2">λίαν</span> (so <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 50, 7 Note; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 146, 4)), <span class="accented">over much; pre-eminently</span>: <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπερλίαν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπόστολοι</span>, the most eminent apostles, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-5.htm">2 Corinthians 11:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-11.htm">2 Corinthians 12:11</a>.<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>proud. <p>From <a href="/greek/5228.htm">huper</a> and <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a>; appearing above others (conspicuous), i.e. (figuratively) haughty -- proud. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5228.htm">huper</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>υπερεκράτησε υπερήφανε υπερηφανοι υπερήφανοι ὑπερήφανοι υπερηφανοις υπερηφάνοις ὑπερηφάνοις υπερήφανον υπερήφανος υπερηφανους υπερηφάνους ὑπερηφάνους υπερηφάνω υπερηφάνων υπέρθυρον υπερισχύεις υπερίσχυσε υπερισχύσει υπερίσχυσεν υπέρκεισαι υπερμεγέθης υπερμήκεις hyperephanoi hyperēphanoi hyperḗphanoi hyperephanois hyperephánois hyperēphanois hyperēphánois hyperephanous hyperephánous hyperēphanous hyperēphánous uperephanoi uperēphanoi uperephanois uperēphanois uperephanous uperēphanous<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/luke/1-51.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:51</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ διεσκόρπισεν <b>ὑπερηφάνους</b> διανοίᾳ καρδίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He has scattered <span class="itali">[those who were] proud</span> in the thoughts<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he hath scattered <span class="itali">the proud</span> in the imagination<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-51.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him he has scattered <span class="itali">[the] proud</span> in [the] thought of heart<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοστυγεῖς ὑβριστάς <b>ὑπερηφάνους</b> ἀλαζόνας ἐφευρετὰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> insolent, <span class="itali">arrogant,</span> boastful,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> despiteful, <span class="itali">proud,</span> boasters,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hateful to God insolent <span class="itali">arrogant</span> boastful inventors<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φιλάργυροι ἀλαζόνες <b>ὑπερήφανοι</b> βλάσφημοι γονεῦσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> boastful, <span class="itali">arrogant,</span> revilers,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> boasters, <span class="itali">proud,</span> blasphemers,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lovers of money vaunting <span class="itali">proud</span> evil speakers to parents<p><b><a href="/text/james/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ὁ θεὸς <b>ὑπερηφάνοις</b> ἀντιτάσσεται ταπεινοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> IS OPPOSED <span class="itali">TO THE PROUD,</span> BUT GIVES<br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God resisteth <span class="itali">the proud,</span> but giveth<br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God <span class="itali">[the] proud</span> sets himself against to lowly<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 5:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ θεὸς <b>ὑπερηφάνοις</b> ἀντιτάσσεται ταπεινοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> IS OPPOSED <span class="itali">TO THE PROUD,</span> BUT GIVES<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God resisteth <span class="itali">the proud,</span> and giveth<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God <span class="itali">[the] proud</span> sets himself against to [the] humble<p><b><a href="/greek/5244.htm">Strong's Greek 5244</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5244.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/upere_phanoi_5244.htm">ὑπερήφανοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upere_phanois_5244.htm">ὑπερηφάνοις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upere_phanous_5244.htm">ὑπερηφάνους — 2 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/5243.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5243"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5243" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5244a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5244a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5244a" /></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>