aucheo describes the tongue’s claiming of great things in James 3:5.

The attested use portrays the tongue as making claims of greatness in James 3:5.

1. claiming great things · dominant

   In James 3:5, αὐχεῖ is a present active indicative singular verb with the tongue as its subject and “great things” as the content of its claim; the APB renders the clause, “yet it boasts of great things.”

   James 3:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 3:5, the APB presents the clause as “yet it boasts of great things.” This rendering confirms the clause’s overall portrayal rather than isolating every element of the Greek verb.