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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #213 - ἀλαζών

Transliteration

alazṓn

Phonetics

al-ad-zone'

Origin

from ale (vagrancy)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TDNT

1:226,36

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

an empty pretender, a boaster

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3093 ‑ יָהִיר (yaw‑here'); 3887 ‑ לִיץ (loots); 7830 ‑ שַׁחַץ (shakh'‑ats);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

BSB (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

CSB (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

ESV (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

KJV (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

N95 (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

NAS (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

NLT (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 2

WEB (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

YLT (2)

Romans 1

2 Timothy 1

ASV (2)

boastful 2

BSB (2)

and boastful 1

boastful 1

CSB (2)

boastful 2

ESV (2)

boastful 1

proud 1

KJV (2)

boasters 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

boastful 2

N95 (2)

boastful 2

NAS (2)

boastful 2

NLT (2)

boastful 2

WEB (2)

boastful 2

YLT (2)

boasters 2

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

ANT

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

BEZ

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

BGB

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

BMT

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

BYZ

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

ELZ

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

NA26

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

SBL

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

SCV

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

STV

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

TIS

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

TRG

N-APM 1

N-NPM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀλαζ-ών [ᾰλ], όνος, ὁ, ἡ, (ἄλη) prop.

1. wanderer about country, vagrant, Alc. Com. 31. II charlatan, quack, esp. of Sophists, Cratin. 380, Ar. Nu. 102, Pl. Chrm. 173c, al.

2. braggart, boaster, X. Cyr. 2.2.12, Arist. EN 1127a21; title of play by Men.

3. Adj., boastful, pretentious, Hdt. 6.12; ἀ. λόγοι Pl. R. 560c: Comp. -έστερος Suid. s.v. εἴρων: Sup., ἡδονὴ ἀλαζονίστατον most shameless, Pl. Phlb. 65c. Adv. Sup. -έστατα, δρω-ν Ael. NA 4.29.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀλαζών, (ονος, ὁ, ἡ (ἄλη, wandering) (from Aristophanes on), an empty pretender, a boaster: Romans 1:30; 2 Timothy 3:2. (Trench, § xxix.; Tittmann i., p. 73f; Schmidt, chapter 172, 2.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀλαζών , -όνος , ὁ , ἡ

(<ἄλη , wandering),

[in LXX: Job 28:8 (H7830) Habakkuk 2:5 (H3093), Proverbs 21:24 (H3887)*;]

prop, a vagabond, hence, an impostor, a boaster: Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2.†

SYN.: ὐβριστής G5197, ὑπερήφανος G5244 (v. Tr., Syn., § xxix; Lft., Notes, 256).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

αλαζονας αλαζόνας ἀλαζόνας αλαζονες αλαζόνες ἀλαζόνες αλαζόνων αλαζών αλαλάγμασιν αλαλαγμόν αλαλαγμός αλαλαγμού αλαλαγμώ alazonas alazónas alazones alazónes