καύχημαkaúchēma
a boast (properly, the object; by implication, the act) in a good or a bad sense
Greek (New Testament) · G2745
Meanings
1. a boast (Pind.): 2 Corinthians 5:12, 2 Corinthians 9:3 (Thayer, under that word; e. contra, 2, Ellic., Lft., on Galatians 6:4; Lft., Notes, 204, 277).
2. ground or matter of glorying: Romans 4:2, 1 Corinthians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 9:15, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 2 Corinthians 1:14, Galatians 6:4, Philippians 1:26, Philippians 2:16, Hebrews 3:6 (cf. καύχησις).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Romans 4:2 If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way.
- 1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?
- 1 Corinthians 9:15 Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I want to start now. In fact, I would rather die than lose my right to boast about preaching without charge.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!
- 2 Corinthians 1:14 even if you don’t understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.
- 2 Corinthians 5:12 Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.