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Greek · G2127, G2316

εὐλογοῦντες τὸν θεόν

To praise/bless · God

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εὐλογέω G2127 to praise/bless
Pronunciation eulogéō
Praise of God or invocation of divine blessing; blessing as God's sovereign bestowal of benefit.
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does εὐλογοῦντες τὸν θεόν (eulogountes ton theon) mean in the Bible?

εὐλογέω · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "praising God, blessing God".

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What does εὐλογέω · θεός mean in the Bible?

εὐλογέω · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "praising God, blessing God".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2127, G2316?

G2127, G2316 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. praising God, blessing God

Strong's G2127, G2316
Lexical occurrences 41 verses Word forms 5 forms 41 references

Source Gloss

praising God, blessing God
Grammatical Forms

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

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 41 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Present, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Aorist Perfect Present Future
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 16×
Aorist Active Matt 14:19 · Mark 6:41 · Luke 2:28 · Luke 2:34 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 24:30 · Luke 24:50 · Heb 11:20 · Heb 11:21 9×
Present Active 1 Cor 4:12 · 1 Cor 10:16 · Jas 3:9 3×
Present Passive Gal 3:9 · Heb 7:7 2×
Future Active Heb 6:14 1×
Perfect Active Heb 7:6 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 20×
Perfect Passive Matt 21:9 · Matt 23:39 · Mark 11:9 · Luke 1:42 · Luke 13:35 · Luke 19:38 · John 12:13 · Mark 11:10 · Matt 25:34 10×
Aorist Active Matt 26:26 · Mark 8:7 · Mark 14:22 · Eph 1:3 · Heb 7:1 5×
Present Active Luke 1:64 · Heb 6:14 · Luke 24:53 · 1 Pet 3:9 · Acts 3:26 5×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Present Active Luke 6:28 · Rom 12:14 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 24:51 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 14:16 1×
41 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 9 ongoing 5 prospective 1 resultant 1 imperative 3 background 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1 participle 19
Tense
present 14 aorist 14 perfect 11 future 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 29 passive 12
Mood
participle 19 indicative 17 imperative 3 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 14:19 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:9 Εὐλογημένος perfect passive participle participle Matthew 23:39 Εὐλογημένος perfect passive participle participle Matthew 25:34 εὐλογημένοι perfect passive participle participle Matthew 26:26 εὐλογήσας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:41 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:7 εὐλογήσας aorist active participle participle Mark 10:16 κατευλόγει imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:10 Εὐλογημένη perfect passive participle participle Mark 11:9 Εὐλογημένος perfect passive participle participle Mark 14:22 εὐλογήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 1:42 Εὐλογημένη perfect passive participle participle Luke 1:42 εὐλογημένος perfect passive participle participle Luke 1:64 εὐλογῶν present active participle participle Luke 2:28 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:34 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:28 εὐλογεῖτε present active imperative imperative Luke 9:16 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 13:35 Εὐλογημένος perfect passive participle participle Luke 19:38 Εὐλογημένος perfect passive participle participle Luke 24:30 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:50 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:51 εὐλογεῖν present active infinitive infinitive John 12:13 εὐλογημένος perfect passive participle participle Acts 3:26 εὐλογοῦντα present active participle participle Romans 12:14 εὐλογεῖτε present active imperative imperative Romans 12:14 εὐλογεῖτε present active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 4:12 εὐλογοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 10:16 εὐλογοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:16 εὐλογῇς present active subjunctive subjunctive Galatians 3:9 εὐλογοῦνται present passive indicative ongoing Ephesians 1:3 εὐλογήσας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 6:14 εὐλογῶν present active participle participle Hebrews 6:14 εὐλογήσω future active indicative prospective Hebrews 7:1 εὐλογήσας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 7:6 εὐλόγηκεν perfect active indicative resultant Hebrews 7:7 εὐλογεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Hebrews 11:20 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 11:21 εὐλόγησεν aorist active indicative completed James 3:9 εὐλογοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing +1 more occurrences

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)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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