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καυχάομαι
kaucháomai · Greek · Strong's G2744 · 37 occurrences
The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “joy”
What it means
to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)
from some (obsolete) base akin to that of (to boast) and G2172 (εὔχομαι);
How the KJV renders it
boast, glory, joy, rejoice
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“joy”
“rejoice”
“glory”
“boast”
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- Are we saved by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
- Is repentance required for salvation, or is belief alone enough?
- Can you be saved without belonging to a church?
Where it appears
37 occurrences in the Greek text, first 32 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:29 V-ADS-3S1 Corinthians 1:31 V-PNM-3S1 Corinthians 3:21 V-PNM-3S1 Corinthians 4:7 V-PNI-2S2 Corinthians 5:12 V-PNP-APM2 Corinthians 7:14 V-RNI-1S2 Corinthians 9:2 V-PNI-1S2 Corinthians 10:8 V-FDI-1S2 Corinthians 10:13 V-FDI-1P2 Corinthians 10:15 V-PNP-NPM2 Corinthians 10:16 V-ADN2 Corinthians 10:17 V-PNM-3S2 Corinthians 11:12 V-PNI-3P2 Corinthians 11:16 V-ADS-1S2 Corinthians 11:18 V-FDI-1S2 Corinthians 11:30 V-FDI-1S2 Corinthians 12:1 V-PNN2 Corinthians 12:5 V-FDI-1S2 Corinthians 12:6 V-ADN2 Corinthians 12:9 V-FDI-1S2 Thessalonians 1:4 V-PNNEphesians 2:9 V-ADS-3SGalatians 6:13 V-ADS-3PGalatians 6:14 V-PNNJames 1:9 V-PNM-3SJames 4:16 V-PNI-2PPhilippians 3:3 V-PNP-NPMRomans 2:17 V-PNI-2SRomans 2:23 V-PNI-2SRomans 5:2 V-PNI-1PRomans 5:3 V-PNI-1PRomans 5:11 V-PNP-NPM
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