- Original: μεγαλαυχέω - Transliteration: megalaucheo - Phonetic: meg-al-ow-kheh'-o - Definition: 1. to be grandiloquent 2. to boast great things, to bear one's self loftily in speech or action - Origin: from a compound of G3173 and aucheo (to boast, akin to G837 and G2744 ) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a compound of G3173 and αὐχέω aucheō(to boast; akin to G837 and G2744 ); to talk big that is be grandiloquent (arrogant egotistic): - boast great things. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • things, 1 Jam 3:5