μεγαλαυχέωmegalauchéō
GreekG31661 occurrences (KJV)
akin to G837 (αὐξάνω) and G2744 (καυχάομαι)); to talk big, i.e. be grandiloquent (arrogant, egotistic)
KJV renders it: boast great things
Where it appears
- Jas 3:5So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.