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Lexicon :: Strong's G2106 - eudokeō

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εὐδοκέω
Transliteration
eudokeō (Key)
Pronunciation
yoo-dok-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:738,273

Strong’s Definitions

εὐδοκέω eudokéō, yoo-dok-eh'-o; from G2095 and G1380; to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing):—think good, (be well) please(-d), be the good (have, take) pleasure, be willing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G2106 in the following manner: be well pleased (7x), please (5x), have pleasure (4x), be willing (2x), be (one's) good pleasure (1x), take pleasure (1x), think good (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G2106 in the following manner: be well pleased (7x), please (5x), have pleasure (4x), be willing (2x), be (one's) good pleasure (1x), take pleasure (1x), think good (1x).

  1. it seems good to one, is one's good pleasure

    1. think it good, choose, determine, decide

    2. to do willingly

    3. to be ready to, to prefer, choose rather

  2. to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, to be favourably inclined towards one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
εὐδοκέω eudokéō, yoo-dok-eh'-o; from G2095 and G1380; to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing):—think good, (be well) please(-d), be the good (have, take) pleasure, be willing.
STRONGS G2106:
εὐδοκέω, εὐδοκῶ; imperfect 1 person plural εὐδοκοῦμεν (1 Thessalonians 2:8 (where WH after Vat. ἠυδοκουμεν; Winers Grammar, and Buttmann, as below)); 1 aorist εὐδόκησα and (in Hebrews 10:6, 8, L T Tr; 1 Corinthians 10:5 L Tr WH; Romans 15:26, 27 and 1 Thessalonians 3:1 T Tr WH; Matthew 12:18 T Tr; Matthew 3:17 T; Colossians 1:19 L marginal reading) ἠυδόκησα, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 456 and 140; Winers Grammar, 71 (69); (Buttmann, 34 (30); Tdf. Proleg., p. 120; WH's Appendix, p. 162); (from εὖ aud δοκέω, cf. Fritzsche on Romans, ii., p. 370, who treats of the word fully and with his usual learning (cf. Winers Grammar, 101 (95))); the Sept. mostly for רָצָה; among Greek writers used especially by Polybius, Diodorus, and Dionysius Halicarnassus;
1. as in secular authors, followed by an infinitive, it seems good to one, is one's good pleasure; to think it good, choose, determine, decide: Luke 12:32; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Galatians 1:15; once followed by the accusative with an infinitive, Colossians 1:19 (cf. Lightfoot; Winers Grammar, § 64, 3 b.; Buttmann, § 129, 16); with the included idea of kindness accompanying the decision, Romans 15:26f; to do willingly what is signified by the infinitive, to be ready to, 1 Thessalonians 2:8; to prefer, choose rather (A. V. we thought it good), 1 Thessalonians 3:1; Sir. 25:16; more fully μᾶλλον εὐδοκῶ, 2 Corinthians 5:8.
2. by a usage peculiar to Biblical writers, followed by ἐν τίνι, to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, a person or thing (cf. Winers Grammar, 38, 232 (218); Buttmann, 185 (160)): Matthew 3:17; Matthew 12:18 Tr; Matthew 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22 (on the tense in the preceding passage cf. Winers Grammar, 278 (261); Buttmann, 198 (171)); 1 Corinthians 10:5; 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:12 R G L brackets; Hebrews 10:38 (בְּ חָפֵץ, 2 Samuel 22:20; Malachi 2:17; בְּ רָצָה, Psalm 149:4). followed by εἰς τινα (i. e. when directing the mind, turning the thoughts, unto), to be favorably inclined toward one (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 5; Buttmann, § 133, 23): Matthew 12:18 R G; 2 Peter 1:17; with a simple accusative of person to be favorable to, take pleasure in (cf. Winer's Grammar, 222 (209)): Matthew 12:18 L T WH; with the accusative of the thing: Hebrews 10:6, 8 (Psalm 50:18, 21 (Ps. 51:18,21); Psalm 84:2 (Ps. 85:2); Genesis 33:10; Leviticus 26:34, 41); as in Greek writings also, with the dative of the person or thing with which one is well pleased: 2 Thessalonians 2:12 T Tr WH (see above); 1 Macc. 1:43; 1 Esdr. 4:39. (Compare: συνευδοκέω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
33:10
Leviticus
26:34; 26:41
2 Samuel
22:20
Psalms
50:18; 50:21; 51:18; 84:2; 85:2; 149:4
Malachi
2:17
Matthew
3:17; 3:17; 12:18; 12:18; 12:18; 12:18; 17:5
Mark
1:11
Luke
3:22; 12:32
Romans
15:26; 15:26; 15:27
1 Corinthians
1:21; 10:5; 10:5
2 Corinthians
5:8; 12:10
Galatians
1:15
Colossians
1:19; 1:19
1 Thessalonians
2:8; 2:8; 3:1; 3:1
2 Thessalonians
2:12; 2:12
Hebrews
10:6; 10:6; 10:8; 10:8; 10:38
2 Peter
1:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2106 matches the Greek εὐδοκέω (eudokeō),
which occurs 32 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:26 - Then the man bowed low and worshiped the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48 - “And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master’s [fn]kinsman for his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:10 - Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, [fn]for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:34 - ‘Then the land will [fn]enjoy its sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and [fn]enjoy its sabbaths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41 - I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make amends for their iniquity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:7 - Samson said to them, “Since you act like this, I will surely take revenge on you, but after that I will quit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:20 - “He also brought me forth into a broad place;
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:3 - “Moreover, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy [fn]temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:23 - Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:7 - They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - “Turn Your gaze from him that he may [fn]rest,
Until he [fn]fulfills his day like a hired man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13 - Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me;
Make haste, O LORD, to help me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3 - For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,
For You favored them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 - This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who approve their words. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:16 - For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:19 - Then You will delight in [fn]righteous sacrifices,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then [fn]young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:16 - Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has desired for His abode?
Surely the LORD will dwell there forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:7 - Will the Lord reject forever?
And will He never be favorable again?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:1 - For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
O LORD, You showed favor to Your land;
You [fn]restored the captivity of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:14 - Surely Your servants [fn]find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:108

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 - O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your ordinances.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:10 - He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - The LORD favors those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:4 - For the LORD takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 - Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - “Your own wickedness will correct you,
And your apostasies will reprove you;
Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter
For you to forsake the LORD your God,
And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord [fn]GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10 - Thus says the LORD to this people, “Even so they have loved to wander; they have not kept their feet in check. Therefore the LORD does not accept them; now He will remember their iniquity and call their sins to account.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:12 - “When they fast, I am not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept them. Rather I am going to make an end of them by the sword, famine and pestilence.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:4 - “Behold, as for the proud one,
His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his [fn]faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:8 - “Go up to the [fn]mountains, bring wood and rebuild the [fn]temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:17 - You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
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