ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΙΣΘΑΙ, μεγαλοφρονεισθαι
MEGALOPHRONEISTHAI, megalophroneisthai
Sounds Like: meh-gah-loh-froh-NEH-sthai
Translations: to be high-minded, to be proud, to be arrogant, to be conceited, to think highly of oneself
From the root: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'μέγας' (great) and 'φρονέω' (to think). It means to think highly of oneself, to be high-minded, or to be proud. It can carry both positive connotations of noble pride or magnanimity, and negative connotations of arrogance or conceit, depending on the context. In the middle voice, as here, it often emphasizes the internal state or action of the subject.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3173 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 3:219
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΙ — to be high-minded, to be proud, to think great things, to be magnanimous, to be arrogant
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΟΥΝ — to be high-minded, to be proud, to be arrogant, to be conceited, to think highly of oneself
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΑ — being high-minded, being proud, being arrogant, being conceited, being magnanimous, being noble-minded
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — being high-minded, being proud, being arrogant, being boastful, being conceited
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