εὐλογία
eulogía · G2129 · Greek · 16 occurrences
Meanings
-
flattery, flattering talk
Excessive praise
ExamplesRevelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing.”
Romans 16:18 For such people are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
-
to bless, blessing
To ask God to bestow divine favor on, with the implication that the verbal act itself constitutes a significant benefit
Examples1 Peter 3:9 not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing.
-
blessing, benefit
(Derivative of εὐλογέω ‘to bless,’) The content of the act of blessing
ExamplesEphesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
-
a Generous Gift or Abundance
That which is bestowed or given as a tangible blessing or benefit (such as a financial contribution). Idiomatically, it denotes a large or abundant amount of something, with the implication of it being a blessing
Examples2 Corinthians 9:5 So I considered it necessary to urge the brothers that they go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously promised generous gift, that the same would be ready as a generous gift, and not as one grudgingly given due to greediness.
2 Corinthians 9:6 Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἈβραάμAbraham 1
- σύyou 1
- ΧριστόςChrist, Messiah 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πνευματικόςspiritual 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 1
- ἐξέρχομαιto go out, to depart 1
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- κληρονομέωto inherit 2
- λαμβάνωto receive, to take 1
- λέγωto say 1
- μεταλαμβάνωto receive a share in 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐπίon 4
- διάthrough 2
- ἐνin 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- πλήρωμαfullness, that which fills 1
- ποτήριονcup 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Near synonyms 1 word
- εὐφημία euphēmía · G2162 · speaking well of, praise
- Both denote commendatory or favorable speech. εὐλογία (eulogía, G2129) has developed a broader semantic range encompassing religious blessing, consecration, and even material gifts or abundance, while εὐφημία (euphēmía, G2162) remains focused specifically on praise and good reputation arising from favorable speech.
In the other Testament 1 word
- בְּרָכָה Bᵉrâkâh · H1293 · blessing, praise, gift
- בְּרָכָה (Bᵉrâkâh, H1293) בְּרָכָה is the standard Hebrew term for blessing that εὐλογία (eulogía, G2129) εὐλογία translates in the LXX, representing the identical semantic domain of divine or human blessing, benediction, and consecration across both testaments.
Semantic domains 6 entries
- To praise, to speak well of33.356
- In Revelation 7:12, the heavenly host cries out, “Amen, blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might belong to our God forever and ever,” using this word for an ascription of praise to God.
- Flattery, flattering talk33.366
- In Romans 16:18, Paul warns that false teachers deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting “by their smooth and flattering speech,” using this word for flattering, insincere talk.
- To bless, blessing33.470
- In Galatians 3:14, Paul writes that Christ redeemed us “so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles,” naming the pronounced blessing itself.
- Gift, blessing, contribution57.105
- In 2 Corinthians 9:5, Paul urges the brothers to arrange in advance “your previously promised generous gift, that the same would be ready as a generous gift, and not as one grudgingly given,” using this word for a material gift or contribution.
- Large amount, abundant amount, abundance59.56
- In Hebrews 6:7, ground that drinks the rain and produces useful vegetation “receives a blessing from God,” describing an abundant, generous provision.
- Blessing, benefit88.70
- In Hebrews 12:17, of Esau it is written that “when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance,” naming the benefit he had forfeited.
Word family 39 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon εὐλογίας, ἡ (εὔλογος); the Sept. for בְּרָכָה; Vulg.benedictio; as in classical Greek: 1.…
1. praise, laudation, panegyric: of God or Christ, Rev 5:12, Rev 5:13; Rev 7:12.
2. fine discourse, polished language: Plato, rep. 3, p. 400 d.; Luc. Lexiph. 1; in a bad sense, language artfully adapted to captivate the hearer, fair speaking, fine speeches: Rom 16:18 (joined with χρηστολογία, the latter relating to the substance, εὐλογία to the expression); plural in Aesop, fab. 229, p. 150 edition Cor. ἐάν σύ εὐλογίας ἐυπορης, ἐγώ῟γε σου οὐ κήδομαι (but why not genitive singular?). By a usage unknown to native Greeks.
3. an invocation of blessings, benediction: Heb 12:17; Jas 3:10, (Gen 27:35f, 38, others; Sir. 3:8 Sir. 37:24; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 44); see εὐλογέω, 2.
4. consecration: τό ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, the consecrated cup (for that this is the meaning is evident from the explanatory adjunct ὁ εὐλογοῦμεν, see εὐλογέω 3 (others besides; cf. Meyer edition Heinrici at the passage; Winer's Grammar, 189 (178))), 1 Cor 10:16.
5. a (concrete) blessing, benefit (Deut 11:26, etc.; Sir. 7:32 Sir. 39:22, etc.); universally, 1 Pet 3:9; of the blessings of Christianity, Rom 15:29; Eph 1:3; ἡ εὐλογία τοῦ Ἀβραάμ the salvation (by the Messiah) promised to Abraham, Gal 3:14; of the continual fertility of the soil granted by God, Heb 6:7 (Lev 25:21; ὑετός εὐλογίας, Ezek 34:26; cf. εὐλογεῖν ἀγρόν, Gen 27:27); of the blessing of a collection sent from Christians to their brethren, 2 Cor 9:5 (of the gifts of men, Gen 33:11; Judg 1:15; 1 Sam 25:27); ἐπ' εὐλογίαις, that blessings may accrue, bountifully (opposed to φειδομένως), 2 Cor 9:6 (see ἐπί, B. 2 e., p. 234a top).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 6 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.