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Lexicon :: Strong's G2129 - eulogia

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εὐλογία
Transliteration
eulogia (Key)
Pronunciation
yoo-log-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as εὐλογέω (G2127)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:754,275

Strong’s Definitions

εὐλογία eulogía, yoo-log-ee'-ah; from the same as G2127; fine speaking, i.e. elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e. (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or largess:—blessing (a matter of) bounty (X -tifully), fair speech.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2129 in the following manner: blessing (11x), bounty (2x), bountifully (with G1909) (2x), fair speech (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G2129 in the following manner: blessing (11x), bounty (2x), bountifully (with G1909) (2x), fair speech (1x).

  1. praise, laudation, panegyric: of Christ or God

  2. fine discourse, polished language

    1. in a bad sense, language artfully adapted to captivate the hearer: fair speaking, fine speeches

  3. an invocation of blessing, benediction

  4. consecration

  5. a (concrete) blessing, benefit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
εὐλογία eulogía, yoo-log-ee'-ah; from the same as G2127; fine speaking, i.e. elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e. (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or largess:—blessing (a matter of) bounty (X -tifully), fair speech.
STRONGS G2129:
εὐλογία, -ας, ἡ, (εὔλογος); Sept. for בְּרָכָה; Vulg. benedictio; as in classical Greek:
1. praise, laudation, panegyric: of God or Christ, Revelation 5:12, 13; Revelation 7:12.
2. fine discourse, polished language: Plato, rep. 3, p. 400 d.; Luc. Lexiph. 1; in a bad sense, language artfully adapted to captivate the hearer, fair speaking, fine speeches: Romans 16:18 (joined with χρηστολογία, the latter relating to the substance, εὐλογία to the expression); plural in Aesop, fab. 229, p. 150 edition Cor. ἐὰν σὺ εὐλογίας ἐυπορῇς, ἔγωγέ σου οὐ κήδομαι, [but why not genitive singular?]. By a usage unknown to native Greeks.
3. an invocation of blessings, benediction: Hebrews 12:17; James 3:10, (Genesis 27:35f, 38, others; Sir. 3:8; Sir. 37:24; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 44); see εὐλογέω, 2.
4. consecration: τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, the consecrated cup (for that this is the meaning is evident from the explanatory adjunct ὃ εὐλογοῦμεν, see εὐλογέω 3 [others besides; cf. Meyer edition Heinrici at the passage; Winer's Grammar, 189 (178)]), 1 Corinthians 10:16.
5. a (concrete) blessing, benefit, (Deuteronomy 11:26, etc.; Sir. 7:32; Sir. 39:22, etc.); universally, 1 Peter 3:9; of the blessings of Christianity, Romans 15:29; Ephesians 1:3; ἡ εὐλογία τοῦ Ἀβρ. the salvation (by the Messiah) promised to Abraham, Galatians 3:14; of the continual fertility of the soil granted by God, Hebrews 6:7 (Leviticus 25:21; ὑετὸς εὐλογίας, Ezekiel 34:26; cf. εὐλογεῖν ἀγρόν, Genesis 27:27); of the blessing of a collection sent from Christians to their brethren, 2 Corinthians 9:5 (of the gifts of men, Genesis 33:11; Judges 1:15; 1 Samuel 25:27); ἐπ’ εὐλογίαις, that blessings may accrue, bountifully (opposed to φειδομένως), 2 Corinthians 9:6 (see ἐπί, B. 2 e., p. 234a top).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
27:27; 27:35; 27:38; 33:11
Leviticus
25:21
Deuteronomy
11:26
Judges
1:15
1 Samuel
25:27
Ezekiel
34:26
Romans
15:29; 16:18
1 Corinthians
10:16
2 Corinthians
9:5; 9:6
Galatians
3:14
Ephesians
1:3
Hebrews
6:7; 12:17
James
3:10
1 Peter
3:9
Revelation
5:12; 5:13; 7:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2129 matches the Greek εὐλογία (eulogia),
which occurs 16 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:29 - I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:18 - For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:5 - So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:6 - Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:14 - He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:3 - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:7 - Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:17 - Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:10 - Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12 - In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:13 - Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:12 - saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
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