verb
katakauchomō
Strong’sG2620
I boast against
stem katakauch-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 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.
† κατα-καυχάομαι, -ῶμαι,
[in LXX: Za 10:12 (הלךְ hith.), Je 27 (50):11 (עלז), Je 27 (50):38 (הלל)*;]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katakauchosōκατακαυχᾶσαι | happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular | boast | 1× |
| katakauchotōκατακαυχᾶται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | triumphs over | 1× |
| katakauchosōrκατακαυχῶ | happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | boast against | 1× |
| katakauchovōrκατακαυχᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakauchomō | katakauchome | katakauchomē | katakauchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakauchosō1×κατακαυχᾶσαι | katakauchose | katakauchosē | katakauchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakauchotō1×κατακαυχᾶται | katakauchote | katakauchotē | katakauchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katakauchonō | katakauchone | katakauchonē | katakauchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakauchovō | katakauchove | katakauchovē | katakauchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaucholō | katakauchole | katakaucholē | katakaucholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakauchomeiō | katakauchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakauchoseiō | katakauchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakauchoteiō | katakauchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katakauchoneiō | katakauchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakauchoveiō | katakauchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaucholeiō | katakaucholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katakauchosōr1×κατακαυχῶ | katakauchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakauchotōr | katakauchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakauchovōr1×κατακαυχᾶσθε | katakauchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaucholōr | katakaucholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakauchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katakauchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakauchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katakauchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakauchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaucholoiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 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 | katakauchorō | katakauchorē |
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 | katakauchorōntos | katakauchorēntos |
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
katakauch 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
katakauchosō“boast”happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 11:18mē katakauchosōr toiu kladoiu; ei de katakauchosō, ouk sis tan rizan bastazasō alla …do not boast over those branches. If you do …
katakauchotō“triumphs over”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 2:13… krisias anelesas to mē poiaranto elesem; katakauchotō elesem krisiau.… who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
katakauchosōr“boast against”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 11:18“boast against”mē katakauchosōr toiu kladoiu; ei de katakauchosō, ouk …do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but …
katakauchovōr“boast”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
James 3:14… eritheian en ta kardia vu, mē katakauchovōr kai pseudovōr kata tau alētheiau.… ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.