Strong G2165εὐφραίνω
to celebrate
- Transliteration
- euphrainō
- Pronunciation
- yoo-frah'ee-no
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed 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)
In the Bible
Strong G2165 appears in 14 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- rejoice6
- merry5
- do1
- fare1
- glad1
- make1
- maketh1
First verses
- 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.
- Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- Luke 15:24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
- 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:
- 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.
- Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
- Acts 2:26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest 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.
- Romans 15:10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
εὐφραίνω,
Epic dialect ἐϋφρ-, future Attic dialect εὐφρᾰνῶ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 742, etc.)], Ionic dialect and Epic dialect εὐφρανέω [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.688, ἐϋφρανέω 7.297:)]aorist 1 εὔφρᾱνα or ηὔφρ-[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 155.12, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7(6).3, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 217, etc.)]; Epic dialect εὔφρηνα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.102)], subjunctive ἐϋφρήνῃς [Refs (7.294)]:—passive, with future middle εὐφρᾰνοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 7.5)]; Ionic dialect 2nd pers. singular εὐφρανέαι (variant -έεαι) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.9)]; also passive εὐφρανθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 165, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.191, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 68:)]aorist 1 εὐφράνθην or ηὐ- [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.62, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 5)]: (εὔφρων):—cheer, gladden, εὐφρανέειν ἄλοχον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.688; ἐϋφραίνοιτε γυναῖκας 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.44; ἀνδρὸς ἐϋφραίνοιμι νόημα 20.82; εὐ. θυμόν τινος 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7(6).3)]; νόον, φρένα, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 742, “Supp.” 515; [τινὰ] ἐπέεσσι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.102; τινὰ δι᾽ ἀρετήν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 237a; τινά τι 5th c.BC: Agatho Tragicus 12; πλεῖστα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.4.6.)]
II passive, make merry, enjoy oneself, εὐφραίνεσθαι ἕκηλον [NT+8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.311, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.9, NT.Luke.16.19, etc.)]; τινι at or in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 561, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 796b; ἐπί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 5, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 7.5, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.191; ἔν τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 1.16; διά τινος [prev. work] 8; ἀπό τινος [prev. work] 4.6: with)]participle, εὐφράνθη ἰδών was rejoiced at seeing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.62, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 68; εἰ πεπαυμένος μηδέν τι μᾶλλον ἢ νοσῶν εὐφραίνεται 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 280, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 36)]; τὰ ἐμὰ εὐ. enjoy a pleasure in my stead, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMar.” 13.2.)]
Epic dialect ἐϋφρ-, future Attic dialect εὐφρᾰνῶ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 742, etc.)], Ionic dialect and Epic dialect εὐφρανέω [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.688, ἐϋφρανέω 7.297:)]aorist 1 εὔφρᾱνα or ηὔφρ-[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 155.12, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7(6).3, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 217, etc.)]; Epic dialect εὔφρηνα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.102)], subjunctive ἐϋφρήνῃς [Refs (7.294)]:—passive, with future middle εὐφρᾰνοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 7.5)]; Ionic dialect 2nd pers. singular εὐφρανέαι (variant -έεαι) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.9)]; also passive εὐφρανθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 165, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.191, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 68:)]aorist 1 εὐφράνθην or ηὐ- [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.62, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 5)]: (εὔφρων):—cheer, gladden, εὐφρανέειν ἄλοχον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.688; ἐϋφραίνοιτε γυναῖκας 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.44; ἀνδρὸς ἐϋφραίνοιμι νόημα 20.82; εὐ. θυμόν τινος 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7(6).3)]; νόον, φρένα, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 742, “Supp.” 515; [τινὰ] ἐπέεσσι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.102; τινὰ δι᾽ ἀρετήν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 237a; τινά τι 5th c.BC: Agatho Tragicus 12; πλεῖστα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.4.6.)]
II passive, make merry, enjoy oneself, εὐφραίνεσθαι ἕκηλον [NT+8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.311, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.9, NT.Luke.16.19, etc.)]; τινι at or in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 561, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 796b; ἐπί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 5, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 7.5, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.191; ἔν τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 1.16; διά τινος [prev. work] 8; ἀπό τινος [prev. work] 4.6: with)]participle, εὐφράνθη ἰδών was rejoiced at seeing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.62, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 68; εἰ πεπαυμένος μηδέν τι μᾶλλον ἢ νοσῶν εὐφραίνεται 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 280, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 36)]; τὰ ἐμὰ εὐ. enjoy a pleasure in my stead, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMar.” 13.2.)]