Greek · G5448 · unreviewed

φυσιόω

To inflate

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φυσιόω G5448

Pronunciation physióō

What does φυσιόω (physióō) mean in the Bible?

φυσιόω (physióō) is a Greek word meaning "to inflate". φυσιόω, -ῶ (φῦσα, bellows), = cl.

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Meaning

to inflate

Extended definition

Inflates with pride or arrogance; used in Paul to describe spiritual presumption and self-exaltation.

(φῦσα, bellows), = cl. φυσάω, to puff or blow up, inflate. Metaphorical, to puff up, make proud: 1Co.8:1. Pass., to be puffed up with pride: 1Co.4:18-19 5:2 13:4; before ὑπό, Col.2:18; before ὑπὲρ . . . κατά, 1Co.4:6 (on the form of the subjc., see M, Pr., 54; Bl., § 22, 3).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present Aorist Perfect

Voices

Passive Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Present Passive 1 Cor 4:6 · 1 Cor 13:4 2×

Aorist Passive 1 Cor 4:18 1×

Present Active 1 Cor 8:1 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×

Perfect Passive 1 Cor 4:19 · 1 Cor 5:2 2×

Present Passive Col 2:18 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 ongoing 3 participle 2

Tense

present 4 aorist 1 perfect 1

Voice

passive 5 active 1

Mood

indicative 4 participle 2

NT Occurrences

1 Corinthians 4:18 ἐφυσιώθησάν aorist passive indicative completed 1 Corinthians 4:19 πεφυσιωμένων perfect passive participle participle 1 Corinthians 4:6 φυσιοῦσθε present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 8:1 φυσιοῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 13:4 φυσιοῦται present passive indicative ongoing Colossians 2:18 φυσιούμενος present passive participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 8:1-3 puffs up physióō Indicative · Present Active

Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up the church

1 Corinthians 4:18-21 puffed up physióō Indicative · Aorist Passive

Some become arrogant, inflated with false confidence in Paul's absence

1 Corinthians 5:1-5 puffed up physióō Participle · Perfect Passive

Community inflated with pride over tolerating sexual immorality among believers

1 Corinthians 4:6-7 puffed up physióō Indicative · Present Passive

Believers become inflated with pride, exalting one leader over another

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love 1 Corinthians 4 — Stewards of Christ, Fools for Christ, and a Father’s Admonition 1 Corinthians 5 — Purge the Evil, Keep the Feast, and Guard the Holiness of the Church 1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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