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empty glorying, i.e. self-conceit

Greek (New Testament) · G2754

Meanings

1. foolish fancy, vain opinion, error (LXX, Wisdom 14:14, 2 Maccabees 2:15, 2 Maccabees 8:19).

2. vainglory, groundless conceit: Philippians 2:3.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • Philippians 2:3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.