Strong G2109εὐεργετέω
to do good
- Transliteration
- euergeteō
- Pronunciation
- yoo-erg-et-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G2110; to be philanthropic: - do good.
Detailed definition
εὐεργετέω, -ῶ
(εὐεργέτης), [in LXX: Psa.13:6 (גָּמַל), Wis.3:5, al.;]
to do good, bestow benefit: Act.10:33.†
(AS)
(εὐεργέτης), [in LXX: Psa.13:6 (גָּמַל), Wis.3:5, al.;]
to do good, bestow benefit: Act.10:33.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2109 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- do1
First verses
- Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εὐεργετ-έω,
the augment εὐηργ- is sometimes found, especially in codices, as imperfect εὐηργέτουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 26)]: aorist εὐηργέτησα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 835, variant in 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.16, but ηὐεργέτησα 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 9.14:)]perfect εὐηργέτηκα variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 140)]: perfect passive εὐηργέτημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.3, “SIG” 798.5 (Cyzicus, 1st c.AD))], but Inscrr. and Papyrus have εὐεργέτηκα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 22.573 (4th c.BC), εὐεργέτημαι “PLond.” 2.169.26 (1st c.AD), εὐεργετήθην “IG” 7.2808 (Hyettus, 3rd c.AD), ηὐεργετημένοι “PTeb.” 326.16 (3rd c.AD))]:—to be a benefactor, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 670, “IG” 22.786, etc.; [Ἰησοῦς] διῆλθεν -τῶν NT.Act.10.38.)]
2 to be proclaimed as εὐεργέτης [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1.2, “JHS” 10.76 (Patara, 1st c.AD).)]
II with accusative person, do good services or show kindness to one, τοὺς θανόντας εἰ θέλεις εὐεργετεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 266.1, compare “Eu.” 725, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1540, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator [same place], etc.; ὁ νόμος βούλεται -τεῖν βίον ἀνθρώπων 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 248; εὐ. τὸν δῆμον “IG” 22.791.25, etc.; τὸν θεὸν εὐεργετηκότες “SIG” 417.13 (Delph., 3rd c.BC))]: with accusative cognate, εὐ. τινὰ τὴν μεγίστην εὐεργεσίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 36c, compare “R.” 615b; ὅ τι ἂν ἡμᾶς εὐεργετήσῃς [prev. work] 345a)]; μεγάλως or μεγάλα εὐ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.2.10, 12: with _dative_ _of things_, χρήμασιν εὐ. [prev. work] 2)]:—passive, have a kindness done one, εὐεργεσίαν εὐεργετηθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 520c; μείζω εὐηργετημένοι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.3; καί τι εὐεργέτηται ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 43a; ἀντὶ πολλῶν καὶ μεγάλων ὧν εὐεργετήθη παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ “IG” 7.2808 (Hyettus, 3rd c.AD))]; εὐεργετούμενος εἰς χρήματα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 184b.)]
the augment εὐηργ- is sometimes found, especially in codices, as imperfect εὐηργέτουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 26)]: aorist εὐηργέτησα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 835, variant in 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.16, but ηὐεργέτησα 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 9.14:)]perfect εὐηργέτηκα variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 140)]: perfect passive εὐηργέτημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.3, “SIG” 798.5 (Cyzicus, 1st c.AD))], but Inscrr. and Papyrus have εὐεργέτηκα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 22.573 (4th c.BC), εὐεργέτημαι “PLond.” 2.169.26 (1st c.AD), εὐεργετήθην “IG” 7.2808 (Hyettus, 3rd c.AD), ηὐεργετημένοι “PTeb.” 326.16 (3rd c.AD))]:—to be a benefactor, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 670, “IG” 22.786, etc.; [Ἰησοῦς] διῆλθεν -τῶν NT.Act.10.38.)]
2 to be proclaimed as εὐεργέτης [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1.2, “JHS” 10.76 (Patara, 1st c.AD).)]
II with accusative person, do good services or show kindness to one, τοὺς θανόντας εἰ θέλεις εὐεργετεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 266.1, compare “Eu.” 725, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1540, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator [same place], etc.; ὁ νόμος βούλεται -τεῖν βίον ἀνθρώπων 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 248; εὐ. τὸν δῆμον “IG” 22.791.25, etc.; τὸν θεὸν εὐεργετηκότες “SIG” 417.13 (Delph., 3rd c.BC))]: with accusative cognate, εὐ. τινὰ τὴν μεγίστην εὐεργεσίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 36c, compare “R.” 615b; ὅ τι ἂν ἡμᾶς εὐεργετήσῃς [prev. work] 345a)]; μεγάλως or μεγάλα εὐ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.2.10, 12: with _dative_ _of things_, χρήμασιν εὐ. [prev. work] 2)]:—passive, have a kindness done one, εὐεργεσίαν εὐεργετηθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 520c; μείζω εὐηργετημένοι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.3; καί τι εὐεργέτηται ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 43a; ἀντὶ πολλῶν καὶ μεγάλων ὧν εὐεργετήθη παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ “IG” 7.2808 (Hyettus, 3rd c.AD))]; εὐεργετούμενος εἰς χρήματα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 184b.)]