ΚΑΤΑΚΑΥΧΑΣΘΑΙ, κατακαυχασθαι
KATAKAUCHASTHAI, katakauchasthai
Sounds Like: kah-tah-kow-KHAH-sthai
Translations: to boast against, to glory over, to triumph over, to exult over
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΑΥΧΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata, 'down, against') and the verb καυχάομαι (kauchaomai, 'to boast, to glory'). It means to boast or glory in a way that is directed against someone or something, often implying a sense of superiority, triumph, or even arrogance over another. It can describe exulting over someone's misfortune or weakness.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2620 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΚΑΥΧΑΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΚΑΥΧΑΣΑΙ — boast against, glory over, triumph over
- ΚΑΤΑΚΑΥΧΑΣΘΕ — boast against, glory over, exult over
- ΚΑΤΑΚΑΥΧΑΤΑΙ — boasts against, glories against, triumphs over
- ΚΑΤΑΚΑΥΧΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will boast against, they will glory against, they will exult over, they will boast over
- ΚΑΤΕΚΑΥΧΩΝΤΟ — boasted, gloried, exulted, triumphed
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