ΥΠΕΡΦΡΟΝΙΝ, υπερφρονιν
YPERPHRONIN, yperphronin
Sounds Like: hoo-per-fro-NIN
Translations: to be haughty, to be proud, to think too highly, to think more highly, to be conceited
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΦΡΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive form of the verb 'hyperphroneo', meaning to think too highly of oneself or to be conceited. It describes an attitude of arrogance or pride, often in contrast to humility. It is a compound word formed from 'hyper' (over, beyond) and 'phroneo' (to think, to have understanding).
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5252 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Romans — 12:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΦΡΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΕΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΝ — they thought too highly, they were arrogant, they disdained, they scorned
- ΥΠΕΡΦΡΟΝΕΙΝ — to think too highly, to be arrogant, to be conceited, to think above what is proper
- ΥΠΕΡΦΡΟΝΕΩ — to be haughty, to be proud, to think too highly of oneself, to be arrogant
- ΥΠΕΡΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — thinking too highly, being arrogant, being haughty, being conceited
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