Greek · G2127 · unreviewed

εὐλογέω

To praise/bless

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εὐλογέω G2127

Pronunciation eulogéō

What does εὐλογέω (eulogéō) mean in the Bible?

εὐλογέω (eulogéō) is a Greek word meaning "to praise/bless". εὐλογέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for בָּרַךְ pi. Demonstrates Christ’s ongoing priestly favor. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah, Revelation.

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Meaning

to praise/bless

Extended definition

Praise of God or invocation of divine blessing; blessing as God's sovereign bestowal of benefit.

1to speak well of, praise (cl.; LXX Deu.8:10, al.): τ. θεόν, Luk.1:64 2:28 24:51, 53 (αἰνοῦντες, T, WH, mg.), Jas.3:9; absol., to give praise, Mat.14:19 26:26 (see Swete on Mrk.14:22), Mrk.6:41 14:22 (see Swete, in l), Luk.24:30, 1Co.14:16.

2As in LXX (= בָּרַךְ pi.);

ato bless, invoke blessings on (Gen.24:60, Num.23:20, al.): absol., 1Co.4:12, 1Pe.3:9; with accusative of person(s), Luk.2:34 6:28 24:50-51, Rom.12:14, Heb.7:1, 6-7 11:20-21; εὐλογημένος (= בָּרַךְ; see Lft., Notes, 310; DCG, i, 189), blessed, Mat.21:9 23:39" (LXX), Mrk.11:9-10, Luk.13:35 19:38" (LXX), Jhn.12:13; with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.8:7, Luk.9:16, 1Co.10:16;

bwith God as subject (Psa.44:3, al.), to bless, prosper, bestow blessings on: with accusative of person(s), Act.3:26, Gal.3:9, Eph.1:3 (Lft., Notes, 311), Heb.6:14; εὐλογημένος, Luk.1:28 (WH, tit., R, tit., omit) Luk.1:42; εὐλογημένοι τ. πατρός (cf. Isa.61:9), Mat.25:34; pass. Act.3:25 (cf. ἐν-, κατ-ευλογέω).

Synonymssee: αἰνέω, and cf. DCG, i, 189, 211; Cremer, 766

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Demonstrates Christ’s ongoing priestly favor. 1 Peter 3:8-12

Indicates divine invocation over provision. Luke 24:50–53

Shows that Christian response to hostility is active benevolence, not passive silence. Luke 9:10–17

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Perfect Present Future

Voices

Active Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 16×

Aorist Active Matt 14:19 · Mark 6:41 · Luke 2:28 · Luke 2:34 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 24:30 · Luke 24:50 · Heb 11:20 · Heb 11:21 9×

Present Active 1 Cor 4:12 · 1 Cor 10:16 · Jas 3:9 3×

Present Passive Gal 3:9 · Heb 7:7 2×

Future Active Heb 6:14 1×

Perfect Active Heb 7:6 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 20×

Perfect Passive Matt 21:9 · Matt 23:39 · Mark 11:9 · Luke 1:42 · Luke 13:35 · Luke 19:38 · John 12:13 · Mark 11:10 · Matt 25:34 10×

Aorist Active Matt 26:26 · Mark 8:7 · Mark 14:22 · Eph 1:3 · Heb 7:1 5×

Present Active Luke 1:64 · Heb 6:14 · Luke 24:53 · 1 Pet 3:9 · Acts 3:26 5×

Imperative command or strong request 3×

Present Active Luke 6:28 · Rom 12:14 3×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Present Active Luke 24:51 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×

Present Active 1 Cor 14:16 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 9 ongoing 5 prospective 1 resultant 1 imperative 3 background 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1 participle 19

Tense

present 14 aorist 14 perfect 11 future 1 imperfect 1

Voice

active 29 passive 12

Mood

participle 19 indicative 17 imperative 3 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Canonical Themes

MessiahRevelation

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

1 Peter 3:8-12 bless eulogéō Participle · Present Active

to speak well of, invoke blessing

Luke 24:50–53 εὐλογέω eulogéō Indicative · Aorist Active

to bless

Luke 9:10–17 εὐλόγησεν eulogéō Indicative · Aorist Active

blessed

Additional Occurrences

Luke 1:39–45 εὐλογημένη eulogéō

Blessed, spoken well of

Luke 9:10–17 εὐλόγησεν eulogéō

He blessed

Mark 6:30–44 εὐλογέω eulogéō

to bless

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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