What does εὐφραίνω (euphraínō) mean in the Bible?
εὐφραίνω (euphraínō): Active sense means to gladden another; passive means to rejoice or celebrate with festive joy.
Greek · G2165
εὐφραίνω
To celebrate
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εὐφραίνω G2165
Pronunciation euphraínō
What does εὐφραίνω (euphraínō) mean in the Bible?
εὐφραίνω (euphraínō): Active sense means to gladden another; passive means to rejoice or celebrate with festive joy.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2165?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Rejoice (4), to celebrate (2), [and] be merry (1), [and] celebrate (1), celebrate (1).
Where does εὐφραίνω (euphraínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (6), Revelation (3), Acts (2), 2 Corinthians (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 Rejoice 4× Romans 15:10, Galatians 4:27, Revelation 12:12, Revelation 18:20
to celebrate 2× Luke 15:24, Luke 15:32
[and] be merry 1× Luke 12:19
[and] celebrate 1× Luke 15:23
celebrate 1× Revelation 11:10
I could celebrate 1× Luke 15:29
is glad 1× Acts 2:26
rejoicing 1× Acts 7:41
to cheer 1× 2 Corinthians 2:2
who lived each day in joyous 1× Luke 16:19
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 12:19 εὐφραίνου to [and] be merry Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular Luke 15:23 εὐφρανθῶμεν to [and] celebrate Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural Luke 15:24 εὐφραίνεσθαι to to celebrate Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Luke 15:29 εὐφρανθῶ to I could celebrate Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular Luke 15:32 εὐφρανθῆναι to to celebrate Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Luke 16:19 εὐφραινόμενος to who lived each day in joyous Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 2:26 ηὐφράνθη to is glad Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:41 εὐφραίνοντο to rejoicing Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Romans 15:10 Εὐφράνθητε to Rejoice Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 2:2 εὐφραίνων to to cheer Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 12:19
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
Luke 6 Acts 2 Romans 1 2 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1 Revelation 3
Source forms
εὐφραίνεσθαι 1x euphrainesthai Luke 15:24
εὐφραίνεσθε 1x euphrainesthe Revelation 12:12
εὐφραινόμενος 1x euphrainomenos Luke 16:19
εὐφραίνονται 1x euphrainontai Revelation 11:10
εὐφραίνοντο 1x euphrainonto Acts 7:41
εὐφραίνου 1x euphrainou Luke 12:19
Εὐφραίνου 1x Euphrainou Revelation 18:20
εὐφραίνων 1x euphrainōn 2 Corinthians 2:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular 2x Luke 12:19, Revelation 18:20
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Romans 15:10
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Galatians 4:27
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 2:26
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 1x Luke 15:32
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x Luke 15:23
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 15:29
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 7:41
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active sense means to gladden another; passive means to rejoice or celebrate with festive joy.
Strong's G2165
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Greek text appearances 14 times Word forms 5 forms 14 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 15:11-32 Source Gloss
to celebrate
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 12:19 Verb Second Person Singular Present Passive Imperative
εὐφραίνου. eufrainou
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Luke 15:23 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
εὐφρανθῶμεν· eufranqwmen
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Luke 15:24 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
εὐφραίνεσθαι. eufrainesqai
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Luke 15:29 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
εὐφρανθῶ. eufranqw
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Luke 15:32 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
εὐφρανθῆναι eufranqhnai
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Luke 16:19 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
εὐφραινόμενος eufrainomenov
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Acts 2:26 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
εὐφράνθη eufranqh
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Acts 7:41 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
εὐφραίνοντο eufrainonto
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Romans 15:10 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Imperative
Εὐφράνθητε, eufranqhte
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse 2 Corinthians 2:2 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
εὐφραίνων eufrainwn
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Galatians 4:27 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Imperative
Εὐφράνθητι eufranqhti
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Revelation 11:10 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
εὐφρανθήσονται, eufranqhsontai
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Revelation 12:12 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
εὐφραίνεσθε, eufrainesqe
I cheer, am glad, make merry
Read verse Revelation 18:20 Verb Second Person Singular Present Passive Imperative
εὐφραίνου eufrainou
I cheer, am glad, make merry
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 groups 5 Aligned forms 14 Tenses Present, Aorist, Imperfect Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 7 aorist 6 imperfect 1
Voice
passive 13 active 1
Mood
imperative 5 indicative 3 participle 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Luke 12:19 εὐφραίνου present passive imperative imperative Luke 15:23 εὐφρανθῶμεν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 15:24 εὐφραίνεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Luke 15:29 εὐφρανθῶ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 15:32 εὐφρανθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 16:19 εὐφραινόμενος present passive participle participle Acts 2:26 ηὐφράνθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 7:41 εὐφραίνοντο imperfect passive indicative background Romans 15:10 Εὐφράνθητε aorist passive imperative imperative 2 Corinthians 2:2 εὐφραίνων present active participle participle Galatians 4:27 Εὐφράνθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Revelation 11:10 εὐφραίνονται present passive indicative ongoing Revelation 12:12 εὐφραίνεσθε present passive imperative imperative Revelation 18:20 Εὐφραίνου present passive imperative imperative
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
celebrating with feasting and joy at the return of a lost son
indulging in self-centered pleasure and ease without regard for God
living in luxury and daily festive enjoyment
expressing gladness and joy in response to wisdom or good conduct
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
εὐφραίνω is built from these roots:
+ φρήν G5424
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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