ὑψηλοφρονέω
hupsēlophroneō
be arrogant
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ὑψηλοφρονέω (hupsēlophroneō) conveys the concept of being boastful or arrogant. Its root meaning connects to having a "high-minded" or "elevated" thinking (hupsēloos, "high" or "elevated," and phroneō, "to think" or "to have an opinion"). Given its rare occurrence in the Bible (only once), the implications of this word would likely have a significant impact wherever it appears, as its meaning would be a direct expression of the speaker or writer's intended message. Without more context, it is challenging to assess its full significance in the biblical text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text