Word Study · Strong's G2744 · Greek
καυχάομαι
kauchaomai
kow-khah'-om-ahee
Strong's 1890 spelling: kaucháomai
“to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)
Rendered in the KJV as
(make) boast, glory, joy, rejoice.
- 37occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 29inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 37 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 29
- καυχώμενοι3
- καυχᾶσαι2
- καυχᾶσθαι2
- καυχάσθω2
- καυχήσομαι2
- καυχώμεθα2
- καυχώμενος2
- καυχᾶσαι,1
- Καυχᾶσθαι1
- καυχᾶσθε1
- καυχάσθω.¶1
- καυχάσθω·1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 30
- boasting4
- may boast.2
- should boast2
- to boast2
- you boast2
- boast1
- boast you1
- boast,1
- glorying1
- he should boast;1
- he should boast.1
- I boast of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 17
- verb · future middle deponent, statement · 1st person singular5
- verb · present deponent, command · 3rd person singular4
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 1st person singular3
- verb · present deponent, statement · 2nd person singular3
- verb · present deponent, infinitive (“to…”)3
- verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present deponent, statement · 1st person plural2
- verb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-FDI-1S · 5
- V-PNM-3S · 4
- V-ADS-1S · 3
- V-PNI-2S · 3
- V-PNN · 3
- V-PNP-NPM · 3
- V-ADN · 2
- V-ADS-3S · 2
- V-PNI-1P · 2
- V-PNI-3P · 2
- V-PNP-NSM · 2
- V-ADS-3P · 1
All 37, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Corinthians20 of 37 · 54%
- 1 Corinthians6 of 37 · 16%
- Romans5 of 37 · 14%
- Galatians2 of 37 · 5%
- James2 of 37 · 5%
2 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Romans5 occurrences
- Romans 2:17καυχᾶσαιkauchasaiverb · present deponent, statement · 2nd person singularNow you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;here: you boast
- Romans 2:23καυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiverb · present deponent, statement · 2nd person singularYou who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?here: boast,
- Romans 5:2καυχώμεθαkauchōmethaverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person pluralthrough whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.here: we boast
- Romans 5:3καυχώμεθαkauchōmethaverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person pluralNot only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;here: we glory
- Romans 5:11καυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralNot only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.here: we are rejoicing
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 1:29καυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person singularso that no one may boast in His presence.here: may boast
- 1 Corinthians 1:31καυχώμενοςkauchōmenosverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTherefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”here: boasting
- 1 Corinthians 1:31καυχάσθω.¶kauchasthōverb · present deponent, command · 3rd person singularTherefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”here: he should boast.
- 1 Corinthians 3:21καυχάσθωkauchasthōverb · present deponent, command · 3rd person singularTherefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,here: should boast
- 1 Corinthians 4:7καυχᾶσαιkauchasaiverb · present deponent, statement · 2nd person singularFor who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?here: boast you
- 1 Corinthians 13:3καυχήσωμαι,kauchēsōmaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 1st person singularIf I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.here: I may boast,
2 Corinthians20 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 5:12καυχωμένουςkauchōmenousverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWe are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.here: boasting
- 2 Corinthians 7:14κεκαύχημαι,kekauchēmaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) deponent, statement · 1st person singularIndeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.here: I have boasted,
- 2 Corinthians 9:2καυχῶμαιkauchōmaiverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singularFor I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.here: I boast of
- 2 Corinthians 10:8καυχήσωμαιkauchēsōmaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 1st person singularFor even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.here: I shall boast
- 2 Corinthians 10:13καυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaverb · future middle deponent, statement · 1st person pluralWe, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.here: will boast
- 2 Corinthians 10:15καυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralNeither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,here: boasting
- 2 Corinthians 10:16καυχήσασθαι.kauchēsasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.here: to boast.
- 2 Corinthians 10:17καυχώμενοςkauchōmenosverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularRather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”here: boasting
- 2 Corinthians 10:17καυχάσθω·kauchasthōverb · present deponent, command · 3rd person singularRather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”here: he should boast;
- 2 Corinthians 11:12καυχῶνται,kauchōntaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralBut I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.here: they are boasting,
- 2 Corinthians 11:16καυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 1st person singularI repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.here: may boast.
- 2 Corinthians 11:18καυχῶνταιkauchōntaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralSince many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.here: boast
- 2 Corinthians 11:18καυχήσομαι.kauchēsomaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 1st person singularSince many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.here: will boast.
- 2 Corinthians 11:30καυχᾶσθαιkauchasthaiverb · present deponent, infinitive (“to…”)If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.here: to boast
- 2 Corinthians 11:30καυχήσομαι.¶kauchēsomaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 1st person singularIf I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.here: I will boast.
- 2 Corinthians 12:1Καυχᾶσθαιkauchasthaiverb · present deponent, infinitive (“to…”)I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.here: To boast
- 2 Corinthians 12:5καυχήσομαι,kauchēsomaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 1st person singularI will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.here: I will boast,
- 2 Corinthians 12:5καυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 1st person singularI will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.here: I will boast
- 2 Corinthians 12:6καυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,here: to boast,
- 2 Corinthians 12:9καυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 1st person singularBut He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.here: will I boast
Galatians2 occurrences
- Galatians 6:13καυχήσωνται.kauchēsōntaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralFor the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.here: they may boast.
- Galatians 6:14καυχᾶσθαιkauchasthaiverb · present deponent, infinitive (“to…”)But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.here: to boast
Ephesians1 occurrence
James2 occurrences
- James 1:9καυχάσθωkauchasthōverb · present deponent, command · 3rd person singularThe brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.here: should boast
- James 4:16καυχᾶσθεkauchastheverb · present deponent, statement · 2nd person pluralAs it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.here: you boast