Word Summary
hyperphroneō: to be overly proud, to have high thoughts
Original Word: ὑπερφρονέωTransliteration: hyperphroneō
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-fron-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be overly proud, to have high thoughts
Meaning: to be overly proud, to have high thoughts
Strong's Concordance
be haughty, think more highly.
From huper and phroneo; to esteem oneself overmuch, i.e. Be vain or arrogant -- think more highly.
see GREEK huper
see GREEK phroneo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5252: ὑπερφρονέωὑπερφρονέω,
ὑπερφρόνω; (
ὑπέρφρων); from
Aeschylus and
Herodotus down;
to think more highly of oneself than is proper:
Romans 12:3.