Word study · Greek
physióō
to puff up, to inflate
Say it: foo-see-OH-oh (approximate)
φυσιόω
What it means
To inflate, like a bag filled with air. Paul uses it for pride in this letter more than anywhere else (4:6, 4:18-19; 5:2; 8:1; 13:4), and sets it against love, which "is not puffed up."
Range of meaning
- InflateFill with air.
- Be arrogantThink too highly of oneself.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 4
"That no one of you be puffed up" (4:6, 4:18-19).
- Chapter 8
"Knowledge puffs up" (8:1).
- Chapter 13
"Is not proud" (13:4).
Every verse (6)
- 1 Corinthians 4:6
- 1 Corinthians 4:18
- 1 Corinthians 4:19
- 1 Corinthians 5:2
- 1 Corinthians 8:1
- 1 Corinthians 13:4
Verses where G5448 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources