What does μακαρίζω (makarízō) mean in the Bible?
μακαρίζω (makarízō) is a Greek word meaning "to bless".
Greek · G3106
μακαρίζω
To bless
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μακαρίζω G3106
Pronunciation makarízō
What does μακαρίζω (makarízō) mean in the Bible?
μακαρίζω (makarízō) is a Greek word meaning "to bless".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3106?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include blessed we consider (1), will call me blessed (1).
Where does μακαρίζω (makarízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:48. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1), 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 It blessed we consider 1× James 5:11
will call me blessed 1× Luke 1:48
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:48
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 James 1
Source forms
μακαρίζομεν 1x makarizomen James 5:11
μακαριοῦσίν 1x makariousin Luke 1:48
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 1:48
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x James 5:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bless
Source Gloss
to bless
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:48 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
μακαριοῦσί makariousin
I deem happy
Read verse James 5:11 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
μακαρίζομεν makarizomen
I deem happy
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 future 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
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
μακαρίζω is built from this root:
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