Conceit (ISBE)

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kon -sēt ´: An idiomatic rendering of a phrase, φρόνιμοι ἐν ἑαυτοῖς , phrónimoi en heautoı́s , in Romans 11:25; Romans 12:16; meaning literally, "wise with one's self," i.e. "in one's own opinion," or, as in parallel Old Testament passages (Proverbs 26:5 , Proverbs 26:12 the Revised Version, margin), "in his own eyes" (Hebrew ‛ayin ).