# G212 ἀλαζονεία

ἀλαζονεία (alazoneía), Strong’s G212: braggadocio, i.e. (by implication) self-confidence KJV: boasting, pride. Occurs 9 times.

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*alazoneía* — braggadocio, i.e. (by implication) self-confidence

KJV: boasting, pride

Derived from [ἀλαζών alazṓn](https://besorah.bible/word/G213) (braggart)

Occurs 9 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Jacob 4:16](https://besorah.bible/besorah/jacob/4?v=16) — But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
- [1 John 2:16](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-john/2?v=16) — For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but…
- [Wisdom of Solomon 5:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/5?v=8) — What did our arrogance profit us? What good have riches and boasting brought us?
- [Wisdom of Solomon 17:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/17?v=7) — The mockeries of their magic arts were powerless, now, and a shameful rebuke of their boasted understanding:
- [2 Maccabees 9:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/9?v=8) — He who had just supposed himself to have the waves of the sea at his bidding because he was so superhumanly arrogant…
- [2 Maccabees 15:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/15?v=6) — And Nicanor, in his utter boastfulness and arrogance, had determined to set up a monument of complete victory over…
- [4 Maccabees 1:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/4-maccabees/1?v=26) — In the soul, it is arrogance, love of money, thirst for honor, contention, faithlessness, and the evil eye.
- [4 Maccabees 2:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/4-maccabees/2?v=15) — Reason appears to be master of the more violent emotions, like love of empire, empty boasting, and slander.
- [4 Maccabees 8:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/4-maccabees/8?v=18) —