What does εὐφραίνω · δεῖ · χαίρω mean in the Bible?
εὐφραίνω · δεῖ · χαίρω is a Greek phrase meaning "it was necessary to celebrate and rejoice".
Greek · G2165, G1163, G5463
εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει
To celebrate · be necessary · to rejoice
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εὐφραίνω G2165 to celebrate
Pronunciation euphraínō
Active sense means to gladden another; passive means to rejoice or celebrate with festive joy.
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δεῖ G1163 be necessary
Pronunciation deî
Logical necessity or divine imperative, distinct from moral obligation expressed by ὀφείλει
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χαίρω G5463 to rejoice
Pronunciation chaírō
Rejoice primarily means active gladness; distinct from mere emotion, often expressing relational joy in Christ.
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What does εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει (euphranthēnai de kai charēnai edei) mean in the Bible?
εὐφραίνω · δεῖ · χαίρω is a Greek phrase meaning "it was necessary to celebrate and rejoice".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2165, G1163, G5463?
G2165, G1163, G5463 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. it was necessary to celebrate and rejoice
Source Gloss
it was necessary to celebrate and rejoice
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 14 Tenses Present, Aorist, Imperfect Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Present Passive Luke 12:19 · Rev 18:20 · Rev 12:12 3×
Aorist Passive Rom 15:10 · Gal 4:27 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 15:23 · Luke 15:29 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Passive Luke 15:24 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 15:32 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive Luke 16:19 1×
Present Active 2 Cor 2:2 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 2:26 1×
Imperfect Passive Acts 7:41 1×
Present Passive Rev 11:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 74 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 50 aorist 18 future 4 imperfect 2
Voice
active 52 passive 22
Mood
indicative 33 imperative 17 participle 11 infinitive 9 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:10 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 5:12 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 18:13 χαίρει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:49 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 27:29 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 28:9 Χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:11 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Mark 15:18 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Luke 1:14 χαρήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 1:28 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:23 χάρητε aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 10:20 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 10:20 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 13:17 ἔχαιρεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:32 χαρῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 15:5 χαίρων present active participle participle Luke 19:37 χαίροντες present active participle participle Luke 19:6 χαίρων present active participle participle Luke 22:5 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Luke 23:8 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed John 3:29 χαίρει present active indicative ongoing John 4:36 χαίρῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:56 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed John 11:15 χαίρω present active indicative ongoing John 14:28 ἐχάρητε aorist passive indicative completed John 16:20 χαρήσεται future passive indicative prospective John 16:22 χαρήσεται future passive indicative prospective John 19:3 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative John 20:20 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 5:41 χαίροντες present active participle participle Acts 8:39 χαίρων present active participle participle Acts 11:23 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 13:48 ἔχαιρον imperfect active indicative background Acts 15:23 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 15:31 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 23:26 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:12 χαίροντες present active participle participle Romans 12:15 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:15 χαιρόντων present active participle participle Romans 16:19 χαίρω present active indicative ongoing
+34 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)
Word Origins
εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει is built from these roots:
+ φρήν G5424
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