εὐδοκέωeudokéō
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
Greek (New Testament) · G2106
Meanings
1. with infinitive, to be well pleased, to think it good, to give consent: Luke 12:32, Romans 15:26-27, 1 Corinthians 1:21, Galatians 1:15, Colossians 1:19, R, margin (ICC, in l., but see below), 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 3:1; μᾶλλον εὐ., 2 Corinthians 5:8; with acc et infinitive, Colossians 1:19, R, text.
2. to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing
(a) with dative (Polyb., and elsewhere; 1 Maccabees 1:43, 1 Esdras 4:39): 2 Thessalonians 2:12
(b) as frequently in LXX
(α) with acc: Matthew 12:13, Hebrews 10:5, Hebrews 10:8 (LXX)
β followed by ἐν (cf. Heb. רָצָה בְּ, Psalms 149:4): Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5, Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, 1 Corinthians 10:5, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Hebrews 10:38 (LXX)
(c) followed by εἰς: 2 Peter 1:17.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
- Matthew 12:18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Matthew 17:5 But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”
- Mark 1:11 And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”
- Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”
- Luke 12:32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.