What does εὐγενής (eugenḗs) mean in the Bible?
εὐγενής (eugenḗs): Nobility encompasses both social rank and moral character; used for refined mindedness in Acts.
Greek · G2104
εὐγενής
Of noble birth
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εὐγενήςG2104
Pronunciationeugenḗs
What does εὐγενής (eugenḗs) mean in the Bible?
εὐγενής (eugenḗs): Nobility encompasses both social rank and moral character; used for refined mindedness in Acts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2104?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of noble birth (2), more noble-minded (1).
Where does εὐγενής (eugenḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof noble birth2×Luke 19:12, 1 Corinthians 1:26
more noble-minded1×Acts 17:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 19:12
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Luke1Acts11 Corinthians1
Source forms
εὐγενεῖς1xeugeneis1 Corinthians 1:26
εὐγενέστεροι1xeugenesteroiActs 17:11
εὐγενὴς1xeugenēsLuke 19:12
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Corinthians 1:26
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative1xActs 17:11
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 19:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Nobility encompasses both social rank and moral character; used for refined mindedness in Acts.
Strong'sG2104
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 17:10-15Source Gloss
of noble birth
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Nobility encompasses both social rank and moral character; used for refined mindedness in Acts.
(εὖ, γένος), [in LXX: Job.1:3 (גָּדוֹל), 2Ma.10:13 R, 4Ma.6:5 4Mac 9:13 4Mac 9:23 4Mac 9:27 4Mac 10:3 4Mac 10:15 * ;]
2noble-minded: compar., -έστερος, Act.17:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 19:12Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
εὐγενὴςeugenhv
of noble birth, noble
Read verseActs 17:11Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
εὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroi
of noble birth, noble
Read verse1 Corinthians 1:26Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
εὐγενεῖς·eugeneiv
of noble birth, noble
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternNominative (3)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 19:121×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 17:111×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 1:261×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
Of high character or open-minded disposition.
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
εὐγενής is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Commends a receptive yet discerning posture toward the gospel.Acts 17:10-15