Lexical Definition
ἀλαζών alazṓn (al-ad-zone') braggart G:N-M
from
boaster.
- braggart
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀλαζόνεσ | boastful | 2Tim.3.2 |
| ἀλαζόνασ | boastful | Rom.1.30 |
| αλαζών | ostentatious | LXX.Prov.21.24 • LXX.Hab.2.5 |
| αλαζόνων | of ostentatious ones | LXX.Job.28.8 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀλαζών, -όνος, ὁ, ἡ (< ἄλη, wandering), [in LXX: Jb 28:8 (שַׁחַץ) Hb 2:5 (יָהִיר), Pr 21:24 (לוּץ)*;]
prop, a vagabond, hence, an impostor, a boaster: Ro 1:30, II Ti 3:2.†
SYN.: ὐβριστής, ὑπερήφανος (v. Tr., Syn., § xxix; Lft., Notes, 256)
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 28:8 |
| Proverbs | 21:24 |
| Habakkuk | 2:5 |
| Romans | 1:30 |
| 2 Timothy | 3:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀλαζών-ών [ᾰλ], όνος, ὁ, ἡ,
(ἄλη) properly wanderer about country, vagrant, [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__II charlatan, quack, especially of Sophists, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 braggart, boaster, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; title of play by [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 adjective, boastful, pretentious, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -έστερος[ἀλαζώνονίστατον">Refs] most shameless, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb superlative -έστατα, δρω-ν[Refs 2nd c.AD+]