Strong's Greek · G5448
φυσιόω
physióō
puff up
Definition
to inflate, i.e. (figuratively) make proud (haughty)
Derivation
from G5449 (φύσις) in the primary sense of blowing;
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
“Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.”
“But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.”
“Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.”
“Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.”
“Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.”
“And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).