noun · feminine

alazoneias

Greekἀλαζονεία (alazoneia)

Strong’sG212

boasting, show, arrogant display

stem alazonei-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

arrogance1×pride1×

What it means

** ἀλαζονία (Rec. -εία, the earlier form), -ας, ἡ

(< ἀλαζών), [in LXX: Wi 5:8 17:7, 2; IV Mac 5:1-38*;]

the character of an ἀλαζών, boastfulness, vainglory, vaunting: Ja 4:16 (Mayor, in l.), I Jo 2:16.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G212 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidal-ad-zon-i'-a

braggadocio, i.e. (by implication) self-confidence

Fromfrom G213;

King Jamesboasting, pride.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	alazoneias1×ἀλαζονεία	alazoneiais
object accusative	alazoneian	alazoneiain
direct address vocative	alazoneiar	alazoneiair
of, belonging to genitive	alazoneiau	alazoneiaiu
to, for dative	alazoneia	alazoneiai1×ἀλαζονείαις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

alazoneistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

alazoneia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

alazoneias“pride”subjectnominative singular1×

1 John 2:16“pride”hoti pantem tem en to kosmo, tas epithumias tau sarxau kai tas epithumias toiu ofthalmoiu kai tas alazoneias tou biou, ouk atō ek tou patērou, alla ek tou kosmou atō;For all that is in the world — the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not from the Father but from the world.

alazoneiai“arrogance”to, fordative plural1×

James 4:16“arrogance”nun de kauchevō en tai alazoneiai vu; pantas kauchēsias toioutas ponēras atō.As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.