What does εὐοδόω (euodóō) mean in the Bible?
εὐοδόω (euodóō): Prosperous progress toward a goal; divine enablement of success in one's undertakings and journey.
Greek · G2137
εὐοδόω
To get along well
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εὐοδόω G2137
Pronunciation euodóō
What does εὐοδόω (euodóō) mean in the Bible?
εὐοδόω (euodóō): Prosperous progress toward a goal; divine enablement of success in one's undertakings and journey.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2137?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I may succeed (1), may prosper (1), of his income (1), prospers (1).
Where does εὐοδόω (euodóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 1:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 3 John (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Romans (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 It I may succeed 1× Romans 1:10
may prosper 1× 3 John 1:2
of his income 1× 1 Corinthians 16:2
prospers 1× 3 John 1:2
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Romans 1:10 εὐοδωθήσομαι to I may succeed Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1 Corinthians 16:2 εὐοδῶται to of his income Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 3 John 1:2 εὐοδοῦσθαι to may prosper Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 3 John 1:2 εὐοδοῦταί to prospers Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 1:10
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1 3 John 2
Source forms
εὐοδοῦσθαι 1x euodousthai 3 John 1:2
εὐοδοῦταί 1x euodoutai 3 John 1:2
εὐοδωθήσομαι 1x euodōthēsomai Romans 1:10
εὐοδῶται 1x euodōtai 1 Corinthians 16:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 1:10
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 3 John 1:2
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x 3 John 1:2
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 16:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Prosperous progress toward a goal; divine enablement of success in one's undertakings and journey.
Strong's G2137
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 3 John 1:2 Source Gloss
to get along well
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Prosperous progress toward a goal; divine enablement of success in one's undertakings and journey.
(ὁδός), [in LXX chiefly for צָלַח hi. ;] to help on one's way (Soph., al.). Pass., to have a prosperous journey; metaphorically (Hdt., al.), to prosper, be prospered, be successful: 3Jn.2, Rom.1:10, 1Co.16:2 (on the tense, see M, Pr., 54; ICC, in l).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 1:10 Verb First Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
εὐοδωθήσομαι euodwqhsomai
I cause to prosper, have a happy journey
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Subjunctive
εὐοδῶται, euodwtai
I cause to prosper, have a happy journey
Read verse 3 John 1:2 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
εὐοδοῦσθαι euodousqai
I cause to prosper, have a happy journey
Read verse 3 John 1:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
εὐοδοῦταί euodoutai
I cause to prosper, have a happy journey
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 future 1
Voice
passive 3
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 1
NT 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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
to prosper or succeed in general well-being and health
to have a prosperous or successful journey by God's will
to prosper or be successful in material provision
Word Origins
εὐοδόω is built from these roots:
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain