What does εὐφορέω (euphoréō) mean in the Bible?
εὐφορέω (euphoréō) is a Greek word meaning "be fruitful".
Greek · G2164
εὐφορέω
Be fruitful
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εὐφορέωG2164
Pronunciationeuphoréō
What does εὐφορέω (euphoréō) mean in the Bible?
εὐφορέω (euphoréō) is a Greek word meaning "be fruitful".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2164?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include produced an abundance (1).
Where does εὐφορέω (euphoréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 Itproduced an abundance1×Luke 12:16
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 12:16
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
εὐφόρησεν1xeuphorēsenLuke 12:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 12:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be fruitful
Strong'sG2164
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
be fruitful
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 12:16Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
εὐφόρησενeuforhsen
I bear well, bring a good harvest
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 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 groups1Aligned forms1TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 12:161×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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)
Word Origins
εὐφορέω is built from these roots: