Greek · G2165, G2988 · unreviewed

εὐφραινόμενος ... λαμπρῶς

To celebrate · magnificently

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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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λαμπρῶς G2988 magnificently
Pronunciation lamprōs
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What does εὐφραινόμενος ... λαμπρῶς (euphrainomenos ... lamprōs) mean in the Bible?

εὐφραίνω · λαμπρῶς is a Greek word meaning "celebrating/living joyfully in splendid luxury".

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Meaning

celebrating/living joyfully in splendid luxury
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Present Aorist Imperfect
Voices
Passive Active
Imperative command or strong request
Present Passive Luke 12:19 · Rev 18:20 · Rev 12:12
Aorist Passive Rom 15:10 · Gal 4:27
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose
Aorist Passive Luke 15:23 · Luke 15:29
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Present Passive Luke 15:24
Aorist Passive Luke 15:32
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Present Passive Luke 16:19
Present Active 2 Cor 2:2
Indicative states a fact or reality
Aorist Passive Acts 2:26
Imperfect Passive Acts 7:41
Present Passive Rev 11:10
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 1 imperative 5 background 1 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2 participle 2
Tense
present 7 aorist 6 imperfect 1
Voice
passive 13 active 1
Mood
imperative 5 indicative 3 participle 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2

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 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.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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