Eulogia εὐλογία

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Eulogia
εὐλογία
Transliterationeulogia
Strong's numberG2129
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glosspraise
Occurrences16 in 14 verses
Most frequent inRevelation (3)

Eulogia (Greek εὐλογία, Strong's G2129) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “praise”. It occurs 16 times in 14 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

εὐλογία, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for בְּרָכָה ;]
1. fair speaking, flattering speech: χρηστολογίας καὶ εὐ., Rom.16:18.
2. praise: of God (as in late Inscr.; LS, see word) and Christ, Rev.5:12-13 7:12
3. In LXX and NT: blessing, benediction;
(a) the act of blessing: 1Co.10:16, Heb.12:17, Jas.3:10;
(b) concrete, a blessing: Rom.15:29, 2Co.9:5-6, Gal.3:14, Eph.1:3, Heb.6:7, 1Pe.3:9 (cf. Deu.11:26, Sir.7:32, al.).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVblessing (10), bounty (2), bountifully (2), speeches (1), blessings (1)
BSBblessing (9), generously (3), flattery (1), blessing promised (1), praise (1)

Topics

Verses

Every verse with Eulogia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

Revelation

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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