Greek · G2129 · unreviewed

εὐλογία

Praise

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εὐλογία G2129

Pronunciation eulogía

What does εὐλογία (eulogía) mean in the Bible?

εὐλογία (eulogía) is a Greek word meaning "praise". εὐλογία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for בְּרָכָה ;] __1.

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Meaning

praise

Extended definition

Blessing as divine favor bestowed or praised; extends from flattery to formal benediction and spiritual gift.

1fair speaking, flattering speech: χρηστολογίας καὶ εὐ., Rom.16:18.

2praise: of God (as in late Inscr.; LS, see word) and Christ, Rev.5:12-13 7:12

3In LXX and NT: blessing, benediction;

athe act of blessing: 1Co.10:16, Heb.12:17, Jas.3:10;

bconcrete, a blessing: Rom.15:29, 2Co.9:5-6, Gal.3:14, Eph.1:3, Heb.6:7, 1Pe.3:9 (cf. Deu.11:26, Sir.7:32, al.).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Gal 3:14 · Jas 3:10 · Rev 5:13 · Rev 7:12 4×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 15:29 · Rom 16:18 · 1 Cor 10:16 · Heb 6:7 4×

Dative · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 9:6 2×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Eph 1:3 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 9:5 · Heb 12:17 · 1 Pet 3:9 · Rev 5:12 5×

Biblical Occurrences

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

Biblical Witnesses

Ephesians 1:3-6 blessing eulogía Dative · Singular · Feminine

Spiritual blessing from God the Father in Christ, concrete benefit bestowed

Proverbs 10:22 blessing eulogía

Concrete blessing of the Lord that brings wealth without painful toil

Proverbs 11:26 blessing eulogía

Blessing conferred upon one who sells grain in times of need

1 Corinthians 10:16 blessing eulogía Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Act of blessing, specifically the cup of blessing in communion ritual

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.

Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

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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