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G5450 φυσίωσις (physíōsis)
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Quick Definition

φυσίωσις, εως, ἡ n.f. a puffing up, pride

Strong's Definition

from 5448; inflation, i.e. (figuratively) haughtiness

KJV Usage: swelling

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, f. | -εως | φύω

88.215 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Arrogance, Haughtiness, Pride

pride, arrogance, feeling of self-importance (a figurative extension of meaning of φυσίωσις ‘inflation,’ not occurring in the NT) an inflated, puffed up, exaggerated view of one’s own importance

2CO 12:20

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

φυσίωσις, -εως, 7, (φυσιόω, q-V-), (Vulg. inflatio), a puffing up of soul, loftiness, pride: plur.[A.V. swellings] 2 Co. xii. 20. (Kecles. writ.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

φυσίωσις physiōsis 1x

pr. inflation; met. inflation of mind, pride, 2 Cor. 12:20*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† φυσίωσις, -εως, ἡ

(< φυσιόω),

a puffing up, swelling with pride: pl., II Co 12:20.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

φυσίωσις (phusiōsis) — arrogance. φῡσίωσις, εως, ἡ, inflation, [[Refs 2nd c.AD+]: metaphorically, being puffed up, pride, [NT]

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