we consider the semilinear elliptic boundary value problem = ∈∂ω− δ = ∈ωu x xu x f u x x( ) 0;( ) λ ( ( ));where λ > 0 is a parameter, ω is a bounded region in rn with a smooth boundary, and f is asmooth function. we prove, under some additional conditions, the existence of a positive solution for λlarge. we prove that our solution u for λ large is such that = →∞∈ω|| u ||: sup| u(x) |xas λ ...