verb
enkauchomō
Strong’sG2620
I boast against
stem enkauch-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐγ-καυχάομαι, v.s. ἐνκ-.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2620 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
boast against one, exult over him, τινος NT+5th c.BC+; κ. ἔν τινι to glory in it, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| enkauchorōἐγκαυχᾶσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | boast | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkauchomō | enkauchome | enkauchomē | enkauchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkauchosō | enkauchose | enkauchosē | enkauchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkauchotō | enkauchote | enkauchotē | enkauchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | enkauchonō | enkauchone | enkauchonē | enkauchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkauchovō | enkauchove | enkauchovē | enkauchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkaucholō | enkauchole | enkaucholē | enkaucholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkauchomeiō | enkauchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkauchoseiō | enkauchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkauchoteiō | enkauchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enkauchoneiō | enkauchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkauchoveiō | enkauchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkaucholeiō | enkaucholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkauchosōr | enkauchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkauchotōr | enkauchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkauchovōr | enkauchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enkaucholōr | enkaucholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkauchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | enkauchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkauchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | enkauchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkauchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | enkaucholoiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkauchorō1×ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι | enkauchorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkauchorōntos | enkauchorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
enkauch 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
enkauchorō“boast”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
2 Thessalonians 1:4hōste autoin nin en vi enkauchorō en tai ekklēsai tou theou huper …That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance …