ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΑΝ, υπερηφανιαν
YPERĒPHANIAN, yperēphanian
Sounds Like: hoo-per-ay-fah-NEE-an
Translations: arrogance, pride, haughtiness, a haughtiness, an arrogance
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the quality of being arrogant, proud, or haughty. It describes an excessive sense of self-importance or superiority, often leading to disdain for others. It is typically used in a negative sense, indicating a sinful or undesirable trait. In a sentence, it would function as a direct object or the subject of a verb, for example, 'He showed great arrogance' or 'Arrogance led to his downfall.'
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5243 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 5:8
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:262
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 30:1
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 8:12m
- Judith — 9:9
- 1 Maccabees — 1:24
- Psalms — 30:24, 100:7
- Sirach — 16:8, 48:18
- Isaiah — 16:6
- Jeremiah — 31:29
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 18:21
- Esther — 8:12
- Judith — 9:9
- 1 Maccabees — 1:24
- 2 Maccabees — 9:8
- 3 Maccabees — 2:5
- Psalms — 16:10, 30:24, 100:7
- Psalms of Solomon — 2:29, 17:26
- Proverbs — 8:13
- Sirach — 16:8
- Isaiah — 16:6
- Jeremiah — 31:29
- Ezekiel — 7:20
- Enoch — 5:8
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 8 — 9:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΑ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΑ — pride, arrogance, haughtiness, a pride, an arrogance, a haughtiness
- ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΑΣ — of arrogance, of pride, of haughtiness
- ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΝ — pride, arrogance, a pride, an arrogance
- ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΩΝ — of pride, of arrogance, of haughtiness
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