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Lexicon :: Strong's G2165 - euphrainō

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εὐφραίνω
Transliteration
euphrainō (Key)
Pronunciation
yoo-frah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
14x in 13 unique form(s) TR
14x in 14 unique form(s) LXX
195x in 57 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:772,278

Strong’s Definitions

εὐφραίνω euphraínō, yoo-frah'-ee-no; from G2095 and G5424; to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice:—fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G2165 in the following manner: rejoice (6x), be merry (3x), make merry (3x), fare (1x), make glad (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G2165 in the following manner: rejoice (6x), be merry (3x), make merry (3x), fare (1x), make glad (1x).

  1. to gladden, make joyful

    1. to be glad, to be merry, to rejoice

    2. to rejoice in, be delighted with a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
εὐφραίνω euphraínō, yoo-frah'-ee-no; from G2095 and G5424; to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice:—fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice.
STRONGS G2165:
εὐφραίνω; passive, present ἐυφραίνομαι; imperfect εὐφραινόμην (Acts 7:41, where a few manuscripts have ἠυφρ. [cf. WH's Appendix, p. 162]); 1 aorist εὐφράνθην and L T Tr WH ηὐφρ. (Acts 2:26; see references in εὐδοκέω, at the beginning); 1 future εὐφρανθήσομαι; (εὖ and φρήν); in the Sept. very often actively for שִׂמַּח to make joyful, and passive for שָׂמַח to be joyful, sometimes for רָנַן to sing; in Greek writings from Homer down; to gladden, make joyful: τινά, 2 Corinthians 2:2 (opposed to λυπεῖν). Passive to be glad, to be merry, to rejoice: absolute, Luke 15:32; Acts 2:26 (from Psalm 15:9 (Ps. 16:9)); Romans 15:10 (from Deuteronomy 32:43); Galatians 4:27 (from Isaiah 54:1); Revelation 11:10; Revelation 12:12; ἔν τινι, to rejoice in, be delighted with, a thing, Acts 7:41 (Xenophon, Hier. 1, 16); ἐπί τινι, Revelation 18:20 L T Tr WH (for Rec. ἐπ’ αὐτήν); of the merriment of a feast, Luke 12:19; Luke 15:23f, 29, (Deuteronomy 14:25 (Deuteronomy 14:26); Deuteronomy 27:7); with λαμπρῶς added, to live sumptuously: Luke 16:19 (Homer, Odyssey 2, 311; Xenophon, Cyril 8, 7, 12).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
14:25; 14:26; 27:7; 32:43
Psalms
16:9
Isaiah
54:1
Luke
12:19; 15:23; 15:29; 15:32; 16:19
Acts
2:26; 2:26; 7:41; 7:41
Romans
15:10
2 Corinthians
2:2
Galatians
4:27
Revelation
11:10; 12:12; 18:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2165 matches the Greek εὐφραίνω (euphrainō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:23 - And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:24 - for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:29 - but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:32 - We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:19 - Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:26 - No wonder my heart is glad,
and my tongue shouts his praises!
My body rests in hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41 - So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing they had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:10 - And in another place it is written,
“Rejoice with his people,
you Gentiles.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:2 - For if I cause you grief, who will make me glad? Certainly not someone I have grieved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:27 - As Isaiah said,
“Rejoice, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into a joyful shout,
you who have never been in labor!
For the desolate woman now has more children
than the woman who lives with her husband!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:10 - All the people who belong to this world will gloat over them and give presents to each other to celebrate the death of the two prophets who had tormented them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - Therefore, rejoice, O heavens!
And you who live in the heavens, rejoice!
But terror will come on the earth and the sea,
for the devil has come down to you in great anger,
knowing that he has little time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:20 - Rejoice over her fate, O heaven
and people of God and apostles and prophets!
For at last God has judged her
for your sakes.
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