Eu εὖ
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| εὖ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eu |
| Strong's number | G2095 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | well/well done! |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Eu (Greek εὖ, Strong's G2095) is a Greek adverb meaning “well/well done!”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
εὖ
adv. (prop. neuter of old Epic ἐΰς, good, noble) [in LXX, εὖ γίγνεσθαι, εὖ ποιεῖν (יָטַב) ;]
well: εὖ γιν., Eph.6:3 (LXX); εὖ ποιεῖν, with dative (cf. Sir.12:1-2), to do good, Mrk.14:7 (where Nestle suggests εὐποιεῖν, which see); εὖ πράσστειν, to fare well, Act.15:29; in replies (= εὖγε), good! well done! Mat.25:21, 23 Luk.19:17 (εὖγε, WH, txt.).†
εὖ-γε,
adv.,
in replies, well! good! well done!: Luk.19:17 (WH for Rec. εὖ, which see).†
(AS)
adv. (prop. neuter of old Epic ἐΰς, good, noble) [in LXX, εὖ γίγνεσθαι, εὖ ποιεῖν (יָטַב) ;]
well: εὖ γιν., Eph.6:3 (LXX); εὖ ποιεῖν, with dative (cf. Sir.12:1-2), to do good, Mrk.14:7 (where Nestle suggests εὐποιεῖν, which see); εὖ πράσστειν, to fare well, Act.15:29; in replies (= εὖγε), good! well done! Mat.25:21, 23 Luk.19:17 (εὖγε, WH, txt.).†
εὖ-γε,
adv.,
in replies, well! good! well done!: Luk.19:17 (WH for Rec. εὖ, which see).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | well (3), well done (2), good (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | well done (3), well (2), help (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Eu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 25:21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Matthew 25:23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Mark
- Mark 14:7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
Acts
- Acts 15:29That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 6:3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).