What does μακάριος · ἐλπίς mean in the Bible?
μακάριος · ἐλπίς is a Greek phrase meaning "supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off".
Greek · G3107, G1680
μακάριος
Supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off · expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
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μακάριος G3107 supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
Pronunciation makários
Blessedness rooted in God's favor, not circumstance; often used in pronouncements of spiritual approval.
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ἐλπίς G1680 expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Pronunciation elpís
Hope anchored in God's character and future promises, not mere wishful thinking or human optimism
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What does μακάριος (makários) mean in the Bible?
μακάριος · ἐλπίς is a Greek phrase meaning "supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3107, G1680?
G3107, G1680 is connected to 50 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
MessiahPresence
Greek phrase. supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
Strong's G3107, G1680
Lexical occurrences 50 verses Word forms 9 forms 50 references Study link Titus 2:11-15 Source Gloss
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
Extended definition
:-- blessed, happy(X -ier).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 9 Aligned forms 50 Case pattern Nominative (47) Number pattern Plural (27)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:4 · Matt 5:5 · Matt 5:6 · Matt 5:7 · Matt 5:8 · Matt 5:9 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 5:11 · Matt 13:16 · Luke 6:20 · Luke 6:21 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 10:23 · Luke 11:28 · Luke 12:37 26×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:6 · Matt 16:17 · Matt 24:46 · Luke 7:23 · Luke 12:43 · Luke 14:14 · Luke 14:15 · Rom 4:8 · Rom 14:22 · 1 Tim 6:15 · Jas 1:12 · Jas 1:25 · Rev 1:3 · Rev 16:15 · Rev 20:6 · Rev 22:7 16×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:45 · Luke 11:27 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Luke 23:29 1×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 20:35 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 7:40 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine 1 Tim 1:11 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 26:2 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Titus 2:13 1×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
Joy-filled, confident expectation of future glory.
Why This Word Matters
Christian obedience is fueled by forward-looking hope centered on Christ’s return. Titus 2:11-15
Canonical Themes
MessiahPresence
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