ὑπερήφανος,
ὑπερηφάνου (from
ὑπέρ and
φαίνομαι, with the connective (or the epic extension (cf.
Curtius, § 392)),
ἡ; cf.
ὑπερηφερης,
δυσηλεγής,
τανηλεγης εὐηγενής), from
Hesiod down;
1. showing oneself above others, overtopping, conspicuous above others, pre-eminent (
Plato,
Plutarch, others).
2. especially in a bad sense, "with an overweening estimate of one's means or merits, despising others or even treating them with contempt, haughty" (cf. Westcott, Epistles of St. John, p. 64{b}):
Romans 1:30;
2 Timothy 3:2; opposed to
ταπεινοί,
James 4:6;
1 Peter 5:5 (in these two passages after
Proverbs 3:34); with
διάνοια καρδίας added,
Luke 1:51. (The
Sept. for
זֵד,
רָם,
גֵּאֶה, etc.; often in the O. T. Apocrypha.) (See
Trench, Synonyms, § xxix.;
Schmidt, chapter 176, 8.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Proverbs
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3:34
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Luke
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1:51
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Romans
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1:30
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2 Timothy
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3:2
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James
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4:6
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1 Peter
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5:5
