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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”
also renders chaírō (G5463), cháris (G5485), agallíasis (G20), euphrosýnē (G2167), gîyl (H1523), gîylâh (H1525), chedvâh (H2305), ṭûwb (H2898), mâsôws (H4885), rinnâh (H7440), sûws (H7797), simchâh (H8057), sâsôwn (H8342), tᵉrûwʻâh (H8643)
“rejoice”
also renders chaírō (G5463), agalliáō (G21), euphraínō (G2165), kaúchēma (G2745), gîyl (H1523), mâsôws (H4885), ʻâlaz (H5937), ʻallîyz (H5947), ʻâlaç (H5965), tsâhal (H6670), sûws (H7797), sâchaq (H7832), sâmêach (H8056), simchâh (H8057)
“glory”
“boast”
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Where it appears
37 occurrences in the Greek text, first 32 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:29 · V-ADS-3S
that no flesh should boast before God.
1 Corinthians 1:31 · V-PNM-3S
that, as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 3:21 · V-PNM-3S
Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,
1 Corinthians 4:7 · V-PNI-2S
For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
2 Corinthians 5:12 · V-PNP-APM
For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
2 Corinthians 7:14 · V-RNI-1S
For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
2 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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