What does εὐψυχέω (eupsychéō) mean in the Bible?
εὐψυχέω (eupsychéō) is a Greek word meaning "be glad".
Greek · G2174
εὐψυχέω
Be glad
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εὐψυχέωG2174
Pronunciationeupsychéō
What does εὐψυχέω (eupsychéō) mean in the Bible?
εὐψυχέω (eupsychéō) is a Greek word meaning "be glad".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2174?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include may be cheered (1).
Where does εὐψυχέω (eupsychéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 2:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Philippians (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 Itmay be cheered1×Philippians 2:19
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Usage map
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First aligned rowPhilippians 2:19
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Philippians1
Source forms
εὐψυχῶ1xeupsychōPhilippians 2:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular1xPhilippians 2:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be glad
Source Gloss
be glad
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(εὔψυχος, courageous), to be of good courage: Php.2:19.
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.
Philippians 2:19Verb First Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
εὐψυχῶ,euyucw
I am of good cheer
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
subjunctive1
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
εὐψυχέω is built from these roots: