What does κατακαυχάομαι (katakaucháomai) mean in the Bible?
κατακαυχάομαι (katakaucháomai): To boast against someone or exult over them, often with superior or triumphant attitude toward another.
Greek · G2620
κατακαυχάομαι
To boast
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κατακαυχάομαιG2620
Pronunciationkatakaucháomai
What does κατακαυχάομαι (katakaucháomai) mean in the Bible?
κατακαυχάομαι (katakaucháomai): To boast against someone or exult over them, often with superior or triumphant attitude toward another.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2620?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [you do, remember this] (1), boast [in it] (1), boast over (1), triumphs over (1).
Where does κατακαυχάομαι (katakaucháomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 11:18. Its strongest book concentrations include James (2), Romans (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[you do, remember this]1×Romans 11:18
boast [in it]1×James 3:14
boast over1×Romans 11:18
triumphs over1×James 2:13
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Romans 11:18κατακαυχῶtoboast overVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularRomans 11:18κατακαυχᾶσαιto[you do, remember this]Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularJames 2:13κατακαυχᾶταιtotriumphs overVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularJames 3:14κατακαυχᾶσθεtoboast [in it]Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 11:18
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Romans2James2
Source forms
κατακαυχᾶσαι1xkatakauchasaiRomans 11:18
κατακαυχᾶσθε1xkatakauchastheJames 3:14
κατακαυχᾶται1xkatakauchataiJames 2:13
κατακαυχῶ1xkatakauchōRomans 11:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural1xJames 3:14
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular1xRomans 11:18
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular1xRomans 11:18
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xJames 2:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To boast against someone or exult over them, often with superior or triumphant attitude toward another.
Strong'sG2620
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to boast
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To boast against someone or exult over them, often with superior or triumphant attitude toward another.
1to boast against, exult over: with genitive, Rom.11:18, Jas.2:13; before κατά, with genitive, Jas.3:14 (T, om. κατά).
2before ἐν, to glory in (Za., l.with, Jer.27:38).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 11:18Verb Second Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
κατακαυχῶkatakaucw
I boast against
Read verseRomans 11:18Verb Second Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
κατακαυχᾶσαι,katakaucasai
I boast against
Read verseJames 2:13Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
κατακαυχᾶταιkatakaucatai
I boast against
Read verseJames 3:14Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
κατακαυχᾶσθεkatakaucasqe
I boast against
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms4TensesPresentVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Imperativecommand or strong request2×
Present MiddleRom 11:18 · Jas 3:142×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Present MiddleRom 11:18 · Jas 2:132×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present5
Voice
middle5
Mood
indicative2imperative2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κατακαυχάομαι is built from these roots: