Strong G3106μακαρίζω
to bless
- Transliteration
- makarizō
- Pronunciation
- mak-ar-id'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G3107; to beatify that is pronounce (or esteem) fortunate: - call blessed count happy.
Detailed definition
μακαρζω
(μακάριος), [in LXX for אָשַׁר pi., pu.;]
to bless, pronounce blessed or happy: with accusative of person(s), Luk.1:48, Jas.5:11.†
(AS)
(μακάριος), [in LXX for אָשַׁר pi., pu.;]
to bless, pronounce blessed or happy: with accusative of person(s), Luk.1:48, Jas.5:11.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3106 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bless1
- call1
- count1
- happy1
First verses
- Luke 1:48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
- James 5:11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
μᾰκᾰρ-ίζω,
Attic dialect future -ιῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 429)]:— bless, deem or pronounce happy, congratulate, τινα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.538, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 11.11, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.45, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1196 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.4, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 911 (Lyric poetry), etc.)]; τινά τινος for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 429, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.81, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.194 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; τινὰ ἐπί τινι [prev. author] “D.” 1.15)]; also μ. τὴν ῥώμην τινός, ={μ. τινὰ τῆς ῥώμης}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.31)]; ironically, μακαρίσαντες ὑμῶν τὸ ἀπειρόκακον blessing your happy ignorance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.105: with _neuter_ _pronoun_, τουτὶ.. σε μόνον (conjecture).. μακαρίζω 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 588)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.51, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 6.45: with _dative_ modi, σωφροσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι μακαρισθείς 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 1.11.)]
Attic dialect future -ιῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 429)]:— bless, deem or pronounce happy, congratulate, τινα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.538, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 11.11, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.45, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1196 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.4, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 911 (Lyric poetry), etc.)]; τινά τινος for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 429, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.81, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.194 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; τινὰ ἐπί τινι [prev. author] “D.” 1.15)]; also μ. τὴν ῥώμην τινός, ={μ. τινὰ τῆς ῥώμης}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.31)]; ironically, μακαρίσαντες ὑμῶν τὸ ἀπειρόκακον blessing your happy ignorance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.105: with _neuter_ _pronoun_, τουτὶ.. σε μόνον (conjecture).. μακαρίζω 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 588)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.51, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 6.45: with _dative_ modi, σωφροσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι μακαρισθείς 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 1.11.)]