Kauchema denotes a basis or occasion for boasting, whether rejected, retained, shared, or tied to hope.

The occurrences most often present a basis or claim for boasting that may be tested, rejected, or preserved; they also show mutual confidence between persons and, once, confidence linked with hope.

1. A basis or claim for boasting · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 5:6, the nominative singular form names boasting judged "not good." In Galatians 6:4, the accusative singular form follows testing one’s own work and contrasts a boast in oneself with one in another; Romans 4:2 similarly places a boast in the conditional claim of justification by works, while Philippians 2:16 connects it with labor not having been in vain.

   1 Corinthians 5:61 Corinthians 9:151 Corinthians 9:16Galatians 6:4Philippians 2:16Romans 4:2
2. Mutual confidence in persons or ministry · common

   In 2 Corinthians 1:14, the nominative singular form occurs in the reciprocal statement that each party is the other’s pride. In 2 Corinthians 9:3 and Philippians 1:26, the clause concerns confidence regarding recipients that should not be emptied or may abound.

   2 Corinthians 1:142 Corinthians 9:3Philippians 1:26
3. Confidence associated with hope · rare

   In Hebrews 3:6, the accusative singular form is joined to hope in the condition of holding fast. The APB renders the phrase "the pride of our hope," though the translation does not align individual English words to the Greek term.

   Hebrews 3:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB uses "boasting," "pride," and "boast" in relevant clauses. Because it is a whole-verse translation, those variations do not by themselves establish separate meanings for the Greek term.