Kaucháomai — G2744

G2744 · Greek — καυχάομαι

Pronunciation: kow-khah'-om-ahee

Definition

verb

to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)

  1. to glory (whether with reason or without)

Usually translated as

glory, boast, rejoice, joy

Origin

from some (obsolete) base akin to that of auchéō (to boast) and G2172

Occurrences

Kaucháomai occurs 38 times in 33 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Romans (5), 1 Corinthians (4), 2 Corinthians (17), Galatians (2), Ephesians (1), Philippians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), James (2)

Strong's Lexicon — K