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Strong's G5448 φυσιόω (physioo)

Physioo means “puff up” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5448 — cobel (“burden”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5448
Language Greek
Linked Usages 7
Books 2

Strong's G5448 Quick Answer

Strong's G5448 φυσιόω (phusioo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phusioo (foo-see-oh'-o) v. 1. to inflate 2. (figuratively) make proud (haughty) It has 7 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include puffed and puffeth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.

Meaning
phusioo (foo-see-oh'-o) v. 1. to inflate 2. (figuratively) make proud (haughty)
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament
Usage Words
puffed and puffeth

Meaning and Definition

phusioo (foo-see-oh'-o) v. 1. to inflate 2. (figuratively) make proud (haughty) [from G5449 in the primary sense of blowing] KJV: puff up Root(s): G5449

Original Word
φυσιόω
Transliteration
phusioo
Derivation
Root: φύσις R1: 5449
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5448. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to inflate

Usage: φυσιόω, -ῶ (φῦσα, bellows), = cl. φυσάω, to puff or blow up, inflate. Metaphorical, to puff up, make proud: 1Co.8:1. Pass., to be puffed up with pride: 1Co.4:18-19 5:2 13:4; before ὑπό, Col.2:18; before ὑπὲρ . . . κατά, 1Co.4:6 (on the form of the subjc., see M, Pr., 54; Bl., § 22, 3).† (AS)

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How Strong's G5448 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render phusioo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G5448 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 7 linked usages.

Strong's G5448 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5448 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

1 Corinthians 4:6 KJV

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

1 Corinthians 4:19 KJV

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5448.

1 Corinthians 4:6 New Testament, KJV
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
1 Corinthians 4:18 New Testament, KJV
Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
1 Corinthians 4:19 New Testament, KJV
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
1 Corinthians 5:2 New Testament, KJV
And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
1 Corinthians 8:1 New Testament, KJV
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
1 Corinthians 13:4 New Testament, KJV
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Colossians 2:18 New Testament, KJV
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5448, grouped by book.

1 Corinthians 6 usages, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament

Strong's G5448 FAQ

What does physioo (φυσιόω) mean?

Physioo (Strong's G5448) is a Greek word most simply glossed "puff up". phusioo (foo-see-oh'-o) v. 1. to inflate 2. (figuratively) make proud (haughty)

How many times is physioo (φυσιόω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's G5448 across 2 books.

Where can I study physioo (φυσιόω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5448 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.

What English words translate physioo (φυσιόω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as puffed and puffeth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.