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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)
Dictionary Aids

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, , (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 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; 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 TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:29 - But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel[fn] of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:18 - For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus[fn] Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:5 - Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:6 - But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:14 - that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:7 - For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God;
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:17 - For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:10 - Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12 - saying with a loud voice:

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:13 - And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:

“Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:12 - saying:

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”
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