ΚΟΜΠΑΖΩΝ, κομπαζων
KOMPAZŌN, kompazōn
Sounds Like: kom-PAH-zohn
Translations: boasting, bragging, vaunting, a boasting one, one who boasts
From the root: ΚΟΜΠΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'κομπάζω'. It describes someone who is currently boasting, bragging, or vaunting. It can function adjectivally, modifying a noun (e.g., 'the boasting man'), or adverbially, describing an action (e.g., 'he spoke, boasting'). It implies an act of self-praise, often with an element of arrogance or empty talk.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G2846 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 2:82
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΜΠΑΖΩ.
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.
- ΚΟΜΠΑΖΩ — to boast, to brag, to vaunt
- ΠΕΡΙΚΟΜΠΗΣΑΣ — boasting, having boasted, bragging, having bragged
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