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εὐδοκέω

To delight

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εὐδοκέω G2106
Pronunciation eudokéō

What does εὐδοκέω (eudokéō) mean in the Bible?

εὐδοκέω (eudokéō) is a Greek word meaning "to delight". εὐ-δοκέω, -ῶ (on the derivation, see EL, § 28, 6) [in LXX chiefly for רָצָה, also for אָבָה, חָפֵץ, etc. Declares divine approval of Christ’s mission. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

to delight
Extended definition

Divine approval or consent; God's deliberate choice to be pleased with or favor someone or something.

(on the derivation, see EL, § 28, 6) [in LXX chiefly for רָצָה, also for אָבָה, חָפֵץ, etc. ;]

1with inf. (Polyb., al.), to be well pleased, to think it good, to give consent (so frequently in π. in legal docu­ments; Milligan, Th., 22 f.): Luk.12:32, Rom.15:26-27, 1Co.1:21, Gal.1:15, Col.1:19, R, mg. (ICC, in l, but see infr.), 1Th.2:8 3:1; μᾶλλον εὐ., 2Co.5:8; with accusative and inf. (Polyb., i, 8, 4), Col, l.with, R, txt. (Lft., in l).
2to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing;
awith dative (Polyb., al.; 1Ma.1:43, I Est.4:39): 2Th.2:12;
bas frequently in LXX, __α with accusative: Mat.12:13, Heb.10:5, 8" (LXX) ; __β before ἐν (cf. Heb. בּ רָצָה, Psa.149:4): Mat.3:17 17:5, Mrk.1:11, Luk.3:22 (on the tense, see M, Pr., 134 f.; DCG, i,308 b), 1Co.10:5, 2Co.12:10, Heb.10:38" (LXX) ; __(with) before εἰς: 2Pe.1:17. (cf. συν-ευδοκέω, and see Cremer, 213 f.; Field, Notes, 48 f.; DCG, i, 355a.)
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Declares divine approval of Christ’s mission.
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 20×
Aorist Active Matt 12:18 · Luke 12:32 · 1 Cor 1:21 · 1 Cor 10:5 · Gal 1:15 · Col 1:19 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 17:5 · Mark 1:11 · Luke 3:22 · 2 Pet 1:17 · Rom 15:26 · Rom 15:27 · Heb 10:6 · Heb 10:8 · 1 Thess 3:1 16×
Present Active 2 Cor 5:8 · 2 Cor 12:10 · Heb 10:38 3×
Imperfect Active 1 Thess 2:8 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active 2 Thess 2:12 1×
21 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 20 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 15 ongoing 3 background 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 16 present 3 imperfect 1
Voice
active 20
Mood
indicative 19 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:17 εὐδόκησα aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:18 εὐδόκησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:5 εὐδόκησα aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:11 εὐδόκησα aorist active indicative completed Luke 3:22 εὐδόκησα aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:32 εὐδόκησεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 15:26 εὐδόκησαν aorist active indicative completed Romans 15:27 εὐδόκησαν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 1:21 εὐδόκησεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 10:5 ηὐδόκησεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 5:8 εὐδοκοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 12:10 εὐδοκῶ present active indicative ongoing Galatians 1:15 εὐδόκησεν aorist active indicative completed Colossians 1:19 εὐδόκησεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Thessalonians 2:8 εὐδοκοῦμεν imperfect active indicative background 1 Thessalonians 3:1 εὐδοκήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Thessalonians 2:12 εὐδοκήσαντες aorist active participle participle Hebrews 10:38 εὐδοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 10:6 εὐδόκησας aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 1:17 εὐδόκησα aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Canonical Themes
Messiah
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Additional Occurrences
Luke 12:22–34 εὐδόκησεν eudokéō
Was pleased
Luke 3:21–22 εὐδόκησα eudokéō
I am well pleased
New Testament Witnesses
Luke 3:21–22 εὐδόκησα eudokéō Indicative · Aorist Active
well pleased
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 10 — Learn from Israel, Flee Idolatry, and Seek the Good of Others for God’s Glory Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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