Strong's Lexicon
G2146
G2146 — εὐπροσωπέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2146 |
|---|---|
| Word: | εὐπροσωπέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G2095 and G4383 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | euprosopeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yoo-pros-o-peh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be of good countenance 2. (figuratively) to make a display |
| KJV Renderings: | make a fair show |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐπροσωπέω, ἐυπροσώπω: 1 aorist infinitive εὐπροσωπῆσαι; (εὐπρόσωπος fair of face, of good appearance); to make a fair show; to please (a weak translation (?); yet Vulg.placere): ἐν, σαρκί, in things pertaining to the flesh, Gal 6:12. (Elsewhere only in Chrysostom hom. ad Eph. 22 § 5, Works, xi. 173 c., Montf. edition (variant) and several times in Byzantine writings (cf. Sophocles’ Lexicon, under the word).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
εὐπροσωπέω (make a fair show)
Galatians 6:12
- KJV: As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh they constrain you to be circumcised only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ
- GK: όσοι θέλουσιν ευπροσωπήσαι εν σαρκί ούτοι αναγκάζουσιν υμάς περιτέμνεσθαι μόνον ίνα μη τω σταυρώ του χριστού διώκωνται