STRONGS NUMBER G5309


Word Summary
hypsēlophroneō: to be high-minded
Original Word: ὑψηλοφρονέω
Transliteration: hypsēlophroneō
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-say-lo-fron-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be high-minded
Meaning: to be high-minded
Strong's Concordance
be proud, high-minded.

From a compound of hupselos and phren; to be lofty in mind, i.e. Arrogant -- be highminded.

see GREEK hupselos

see GREEK phren

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5309: ὑψηλοφρονέω

ὑψηλοφρονέω, ὑψηλοφρόνω; (ὑψηλόφρων, and this from ὑψηλός and φρήν); to be highminded, proud: Romans 11:20 (R G L text); 1 Timothy 6:17 (R G L Tr WH text) (Schol. ad Pindar Pythagoras 2, 91). In Greek writings μεγαλοφρόνειν is more common.