εὐφραίνωeuphraínō
to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice
Greek (New Testament) · G2165
Meanings
to cheer, gladden: with acc person, opposed to λυπεῖν, 2 Corinthians 2:2. Pass., to be happy, rejoice, make merry: Luke 15:32, Acts 2:26 (LXX) Romans 15:10 (LXX), Galatians 4:27 (LXX), Revelation 11:10, Revelation 12:12; followed by ἐν, Acts 7:41; ἐπί with dative, Revelation 18:20; of merry-making at a feast (1 Kings 4:20; cf. Kennedy, Sources, 155; Field, Notes, 69 f.), Luke 12:19, Luke 15:23, Luke 15:24, Luke 15:29 (LXX) (λαμπρῶς) Luke 16:19.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Luke 12:19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Luke 15:23 And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
- Luke 15:24 for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.
- Luke 15:29 but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.
- Luke 15:32 We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”
- Luke 16:19 Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.