ΥΨΑΥΧΕΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ, υψαυχενουντες
YPSAUCHENOUNTES, ypsauchenountes
Sounds Like: hoop-sakh-kheh-NEH-oon-tes
Translations: being stiff-necked, being haughty, being proud, being arrogant
From the root: ΥΨΑΥΧΕΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word describes someone who is stiff-necked, meaning they are stubborn, proud, or arrogant. It is often used metaphorically to describe a rebellious or unyielding attitude, particularly in a negative sense, implying defiance or resistance to authority or divine will. It functions as a verbal adjective, describing the state or action of the subject.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Nominative, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G5308 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 3:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΨΑΥΧΕΝΕΩ.
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- ΥΨΑΥΧΕΝΕΩ — to be stiff-necked, to be proud, to be arrogant
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