Euphrainō εὐφραίνω
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| εὐφραίνω | |
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| Transliteration | euphrainō |
| Strong's number | G2165 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to celebrate |
| Occurrences | 14 in 14 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (6) |
Euphrainō (Greek εὐφραίνω, Strong's G2165) is a Greek verb meaning “to celebrate”. It occurs 14 times in 14 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
εὐφραίνω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂמַח, qal, pi. ;]
to cheer, gladden: with accusative of person(s), opposite to λυπεῖν, 2Co.2:2. Pass., to be happy, rejoice, make merry: Luk.15:32, Act.2:26" (LXX) Rom.15:10 (LXX), Gal.4:27 (LXX), Rev.11:10 12:12; before ἐν, Act.7:41; ἐπί with dative, Rev.18:20; of merry-making at a feast (3Ki.4:20; of. Kennedy, Sources, 155; Field, Notes, 69 f.), Luk.12:19 15:23-24, 29" (LXX) (λαμπρῶς) Luk.16:19.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂמַח, qal, pi. ;]
to cheer, gladden: with accusative of person(s), opposite to λυπεῖν, 2Co.2:2. Pass., to be happy, rejoice, make merry: Luk.15:32, Act.2:26" (LXX) Rom.15:10 (LXX), Gal.4:27 (LXX), Rev.11:10 12:12; before ἐν, Act.7:41; ἐπί with dative, Rev.18:20; of merry-making at a feast (3Ki.4:20; of. Kennedy, Sources, 155; Field, Notes, 69 f.), Luk.12:19 15:23-24, 29" (LXX) (λαμπρῶς) Luk.16:19.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | rejoice (5), be merry (3), i might make merry (1), we should make merry (1), fared (1), did (1), rejoiced (1), maketh (1), glad (1), merry (1) |
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| BSB | celebrate (4), rejoice (4), be merry (1), i could celebrate (1), who lived each day in joyous (1), is glad (1), rejoicing (1), cheer (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Euphrainō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- Luke 15:24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
- Luke 15:29And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
- Luke 15:32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
- Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
Acts
- Acts 2:26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
- Acts 7:41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Romans
- Romans 15:10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 2:2For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
Galatians
- Galatians 4:27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
Revelation
- Revelation 11:10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
- Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
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).