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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #2745 - καύχημα

Transliteration

kaúchēma

Phonetics

kow'-khay-mah

Origin

from (G2744)

Parts of Speech

Noun Neuter

TDNT

3:645,423

Definition

Thayer's

that of which one glories or can glory, matter or ground of glorying
a glorying or boasting

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1346 ‑ גַּאֲוָה (gah‑av‑aw'); 2305 ‑ חֶדְוָה (khed‑vaw'); 8034 ‑ שֵׁם (shame); 8416 ‑ תְּהִלָּה (teh‑hil‑law'); 8431 ‑ תּוֹחֶלֶת (to‑kheh'‑leth); 8597 ‑ תִּפְאֶרֶת (tif‑aw‑raw', tif‑eh'‑reth);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (11)

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

Hebrews

NAS (16)

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

Hebrews

HCS (10)

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

BSB (11)

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

Hebrews

ESV (11)

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

Hebrews

WEB (11)

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

Hebrews

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

καύχ-ημα,

Dor. καύχ-ᾱμα, ατος, τό,

1. a boast, vaunt, Pi. I. 5(4).51.

2. subject of boasting, Lesb.Rh. 3.4 (pl.), Romans 4:2.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

καύχημα , -τος , τό

(< καυχάομαι ),

[in LXX chiefly for H8416, H8597;]

1. a boast (Pind.): 2 Corinthians 5:12; 2 Corinthians 9:3 (Thayer, s.v.; e. contra, 2, Ellic., Lft., on Galatians 6:4; Lft., Notes, 204, 277).

2. ground or matter of glorying: Romans 4:2, 1 Corinthians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 9:15-16, 2 Corinthians 1:14, Galatians 6:4, Philippians 1:26; Philippians 2:16, Hebrews 3:6 (cf. καύχησις ).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

καυχημα καύχημα καύχημά καυχηματος καυχήματος kauchema kauchēma kaúchema kaúchemá kaúchēma kaúchēmá kauchematos kauchēmatos kauchḗmatos

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