Greek · G3106 · unreviewed

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". μακαρζω (μακάριος), [in LXX for אָשַׁר pi.

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Meaning

to bless

Extended definition

(μακάριος), [in LXX for אָשַׁר pi., pu. ;] to bless, pronounce blessed or happy: with accusative of person(s), Luk.1:48, Jas.5:11.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 prospective 1

Tense

present 1 future 1

Voice

active 2

Mood

indicative 2

NT Occurrences

Luke 1:48 μακαριοῦσίν future active indicative prospective James 5:11 μακαρίζομεν present active indicative ongoing

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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