Strong's Lexicon
G2114 — εὐθυμέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2114 |
|---|---|
| Word: | εὐθυμέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2115 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | euthumeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yoo-thoo-meh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to cheer up 2. (intransitively) be cheerful 3. (neuter comparative, adverbially) more cheerfully |
| KJV Renderings: | be of good cheer (merry) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐθυμέω, ἐυθύμω; (εὔθυμος);
1. transitive, to put in good spirits, gladden, make cheerful (Aeschylus in Plato, de rep. 2, 383 b.). Middle to be of good spirits, to be cheerful, (Xenophon, Plato).
2. intransitive, to be joyful, be of good cheer, of good courage: Act 27:22; Act 27:25; Jas 5:13. (Euripides, Cycl. 530; Plutarch, de tranquill. anim. 2 and 9.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
εὐθυμέω (be of good cheer (merry))
Acts 27:22
- KJV: And now I exhort you to be of good cheer for there shall be no loss of life among you but of the ship
- GK: και τανύν παραινώ υμάς ευθυμείν αποβολή γαρ ψυχής ουδεμία έσται εξ υμών πλην του πλοίου
Acts 27:25
- KJV: Wherefore sirs be of good cheer for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me
- GK: διό ευθυμείτε άνδρες πιστεύω γαρ τω θεώ ότι ούτως έσται καθ΄ ον τρόπον λελάληταί μοι
James 5:13
- KJV: Is any among you afflicted let him pray Is any merry let him sing psalms
- GK: κακοπαθεί τις εν υμίν προσευχέσθω ευθυμεί τις ψαλλέτω
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