εὐλογέωeulogéō
to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper)
Greek (New Testament) · G2127
Meanings
1. to speak well of, praise (classical Greek; LXX Deuteronomy 8:10, and elsewhere): τ. θεόν, Luke 1:64, Luke 2:28, Luke 24:51, Luke 24:53, James 3:9; absolutely, to give praise, Matthew 14:19, Matthew 26:26 (see Swete on Mark 14:22), Mark 6:41, Mark 14:22, Luke 24:30, 1 Corinthians 14:16.
2. As in LXX (= בָּרַךְ pi.)
(a) to bless, invoke blessings on (Genesis 24:60, Numbers 23:20, and elsewhere): absolutely, 1 Corinthians 4:12, 1 Peter 3:9; with acc person, Luke 2:34, Luke 6:28, Luke 24:50, Luke 24:51, Romans 12:14, Hebrews 7:1, Hebrews 7:6, Hebrews 7:7, Hebrews 11:20, Hebrews 11:21; εὐλογημένος, blessed, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 23:39 (LXX), Mark 11:9, Mark 11:10, Luke 13:35, Luke 19:38 (LXX), John 12:13; with acc rei, Mark 8:7, Luke 9:16, 1 Corinthians 10:16
(b) with God as subject (Psalms 44:3, and elsewhere), to bless, prosper, bestow blessings on: with acc person, Acts 3:26, Galatians 3:9, Ephesians 1:3, Hebrews 6:14; εὐλογημένος, Luke 1:28 Luke 1:42; εὐλογημένοι τ. πατρός (cf. Isaiah 61:9), Matthew 25:34; passive Acts 3:25 (cf. ἐν-, κατ-ευλογέω).
Synonyms
see αἰνέω, and cf. DCG, i, 189, 211; Cremer, 766
Same root
- εὖeû · G2095(adverbially) well
- λόγοςlógos · G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
- εὐλογίαeulogía · G2129fine speaking, i.e. elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e. (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or largess
- ἐνευλογέωeneulogéō · G1757to confer a benefit on
- εὐλογητόςeulogētós · G2128adorable
Where it appears
Appears 41 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.
- Matthew 21:9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise God in highest heaven!”
- Matthew 23:39 For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, ‘Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
- Matthew 25:34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
- Matthew 26:26 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.”
- Mark 6:41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.
See every passage
- Matthew 14:19, 21:9, 23:39, 25:34, 26:26
- Mark 6:41, 8:7, 11:9, 11:10, 14:22
- Luke 1:42, 1:64, 2:28, 2:34, 6:28, 9:16, 13:35, 19:38, 24:30, 24:50, 24:51, 24:53
- John 12:13
- Acts 3:26
- Romans 12:14
- 1 Corinthians 4:12, 10:16, 14:16
- Galatians 3:9
- Ephesians 1:3
- Hebrews 6:14, 7:1, 7:6, 7:7, 11:20, 11:21
- James 3:9
- 1 Peter 3:9
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.