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” The governed witness contains eight uses, and each one belongs to language directed toward God or to a divine designation. Zechariah directs G2128 toward the God of Israel, praising Him as worthy because He has visited and redeemed His people.
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” The governed witness contains eight uses, and each one belongs to language directed toward God or to a divine designation. Zechariah directs G2128 toward the God of Israel, praising Him as worthy because He has visited and redeemed His people.
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Blessed [be] (3), worthy of praise (3), Blessed [One] (1), Blessed be (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:61. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Romans (2), 1 Peter (1), Ephesians (1).
G2128 is an adjective meaning blessed or worthy of praise, represented by the reviewed display gloss “praiseworthy. ” The governed witness contains eight uses, and each one belongs to language directed toward God or to a divine designation. Zechariah directs G2128 toward the God of Israel, praising Him as worthy because He has visited and redeemed His people.
Paul names the Creator as forever worthy of praise, begins two letters by blessing the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, and invokes the same praise language while affirming his truthfulness. Peter begins with praise for God's mercy and the living hope given through Christ's resurrection. Mark 14:61 uses the genitive form in the title “the Blessed One. ” The adjective identifies the proper recipient of praise; each surrounding sentence explains the reason, referent, and doctrinal weight.
All eight G2128 uses direct attention toward God or a divine designation. Seven occur in the nominative singular, often in blessing or doxological language, while Mark 14:61 uses the genitive singular in the high priest's question.
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
Praise begins the prophecy and is grounded in God's redeeming visitation.
Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
The adjective appears in a divine title within the high priest's question.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
The doxology honors the Creator and exposes the disorder of creature worship.
Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
The local translation joins the praise phrase to its rendering of the clause about Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
The blessing introduces Paul's account of divine comfort in affliction.
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
Praise language occurs within Paul's solemn appeal to God's knowledge.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
The adjective begins a blessing that traces God's gifts in Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Peter grounds praise in mercy, new birth, living hope, and Christ's resurrection.
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Greek word. Blessed one worthy of praise; applied to God emphasizing His praiseworthy, adorable nature rather than His receiving blessing.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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G2128 does more than signal a positive feeling. In its eight governed uses, the adjective places praise where the passage says it belongs and then invites readers to hear the reasons. The God of Israel visits and redeems. The Creator remains worthy when creatures receive misplaced worship. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus gives comfort, spiritual blessing, mercy, new birth, and living hope.
Mark's title “the Blessed One” appears within a decisive question about Jesus' identity. A faithful teacher should therefore keep praise concrete. Name the recipient, repeat the acts or attributes supplied by the text, and let doctrine produce worship without allowing a worshipful tone to substitute for careful reading. Romans 9:5 especially requires attention to the whole clause and translation rather than a claim built from the adjective alone.
Luk.1.68
Seven uses are nominative masculine singular, and Mark 14:61 supplies the sole genitive masculine singular. The adjective often stands at the beginning of a blessing formula, but Romans and 2 Corinthians 11 place it within continuing clauses. Syntax and referent must be read from each sentence.
Luke 1:68 locates the adjective within Israel's praise of the covenant-keeping God. Broader connections should follow the specific acts and promises named in Zechariah's prophecy rather than the adjective alone.
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