Makarismos μακαρισμός
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| μακαρισμός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | makarismos |
| Strong's number | G3108 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | blessedness |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Makarismos (Greek μακαρισμός, Strong's G3108) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “blessedness”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μακαρισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(μακαρίζω)
a declaration of blessedness, felicitation: Rom.4:6, 9, Gal.4:15 (Plat., Arist.).†
(AS)
(μακαρίζω)
a declaration of blessedness, felicitation: Rom.4:6, 9, Gal.4:15 (Plat., Arist.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | blessedness (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | blessing (2), blessedness (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Makarismos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 4:6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
- Romans 4:9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
Galatians
- Galatians 4:15Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
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).