ΑΥ̓ΧΗΣΑΙ, αὐχησαι
AUCHĒSAI, auchēsai
Sounds Like: ow-KHEH-sai
Translations: to boast, to vaunt, to glory, to profess, to declare
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the aorist active infinitive form of the verb 'αὐχέω'. It means 'to boast' or 'to vaunt oneself'. It describes the action of expressing pride or self-satisfaction, often in a somewhat arrogant or excessive manner. It can also mean to profess or declare something with confidence.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0846 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:202
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΧΕΩ.
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.
- ΑΥ̓ΧΕΙ — boasts, boasts of, prides, prides oneself, claims, asserts
- ΑΥ̓ΧΕΙΣ — you boast, you claim, you vaunt, you glory
- ΑΥ̓ΧΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those boasting, of those priding themselves, of those glorying
- ΑΥ̓ΧΟΥΣΙ — boast, brag, claim, profess, assert
- ΑΥ̓ΧΩΝ — boasting, glorying, priding, exulting, a boaster, one who boasts
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