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Lexicon :: Strong's G3107 - makarios

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μακάριος
Transliteration
makarios (Key)
Pronunciation
mak-ar'-ee-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of the poetical makar (meaning the same)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:362,548

Strong’s Definitions

μακάριος makários, mak-ar'-ee-os; a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ mákar (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off:—blessed, happy(X -ier).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's G3107 in the following manner: blessed (44x), happy (5x), happier (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's G3107 in the following manner: blessed (44x), happy (5x), happier (1x).
  1. blessed, happy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μακάριος makários, mak-ar'-ee-os; a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ mákar (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off:—blessed, happy(X -ier).
STRONGS G3107:
μακάριος, μακαρία, μακάριον (poetic μάκαρ) (from Pindar, Plato down), blessed, happy: joined to names of God, 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:15 (cf. μακαρες Θεοί in Homer and Hesiod); ἐλπίς, Titus 2:13; as a predicate, Acts 20:35; 1 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 4:14; ἡγοῦμαι τινα μακάριον, Acts 26:2; μακαραριος ἐν τίνι, James 1:25. In congratulations, the reason why one is to be pronounced blessed is expressed by a noun or by a participle taking the place of the subject, μακάριος etc. (Hebrew פְּ אַשְׁרֵי, Psalm 1:1; Deuteronomy 33:29, etc.) blessed the man, who etc. (Winer's Grammar, 551 (512f)): Matthew 5:3-11; Luke 6:20-22; John 20:29; Revelation 1:3; Revelation 16:15; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 22:14; by the addition to the noun of a participle which takes the place of a predicate, Luke 1:45; Luke 10:23; Luke 11:27; Revelation 14:13; followed by ὅς with a finite verb, Matthew 11:6; Luke 7:23; Luke 14:15; Romans 4:7f; the subject noun intervening, Luke 12:37, 43; Luke 23:29; James 1:12; μακάριοι... ὅτι, Matthew 13:16; Matthew 16:17; Luke 14:14; followed by ἐάν, John 13:17; 1 Corinthians 7:40. (See Schmidt, chapter 187, 7.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
33:29
Psalms
1:1
Matthew
5:3; 5:4; 5:5; 5:6; 5:7; 5:8; 5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 11:6; 13:16; 16:17
Luke
1:45; 6:20; 6:21; 6:22; 7:23; 10:23; 11:27; 12:37; 12:43; 14:14; 14:15; 23:29
John
13:17; 20:29
Acts
20:35; 26:2
Romans
4:7
1 Corinthians
7:40
1 Timothy
1:11; 6:15
Titus
2:13
James
1:12; 1:25
1 Peter
3:14; 4:14
Revelation
1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3107 matches the Greek μακάριος (makarios),
which occurs 42 times in 40 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:13 - Then Leah said, “[fn]Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him [fn]Asher.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 -

“Blessed are you, O Israel;

Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh,

Who is the shield of your help

And the sword of your majesty!

So your enemies will cower before you,

And you will tread upon their high places.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8 - “How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:7 - “How [fn]blessed are your men, how [fn]blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 -

“Behold, how blessed is the man whom God reproves,

So do not reject the discipline of the [fn]Almighty.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 -

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,

Nor stand in the way of sinners,

Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:12 -

[fn]Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way,

For His [fn]wrath may [fn]soon be kindled.

How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:1 -

Of David. A [fn]Maskil.

How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

Whose sin is covered!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 -

How blessed is the man whose iniquity Yahweh will not take into account,

And in whose spirit there is no deceit!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:12 -

Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh,

The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 -

Teth

O taste and see that Yahweh is good;

How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 -

How blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,

And has not [fn]turned to the proud, nor to those who stray into falsehood.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 -

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

How blessed is he who considers the [fn]poor;

Yahweh will provide him escape in a day of [fn]calamity.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 -

How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You

That he would dwell in Your courts.

We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,

Your holy temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:4 -

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!

They are ever praising You. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:5 -

How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,

In [fn]whose heart are the highways to Zion!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:12 -

O Yahweh of hosts,

How blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:15 -

How blessed are the people who know the loud shout of joy!

O Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your face.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:12 -

Blessed is the man whom You discipline, O Yah,

And whom You teach out of Your law;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3 -

How blessed are those who keep [fn]justice,

[fn]And he who does righteousness at all times!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:1 -

Aleph

[fn]Praise Yah!

How blessed is the man who [fn]fears Yahweh,

Beth

Who greatly delights in His commandments.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:1 -

Aleph

How blessed are those whose way is [fn]blameless,

Who walk in the law of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2 -

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,

They seek Him with all their heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 -

How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them;

They will not be ashamed

When they speak with enemies in the gate.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 -

A Song of Ascents.

How blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh,

Who walks in His ways.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:2 -

When you shall eat of the [fn]fruit of the labor of your hands,

How blessed will you be and how well will it be for you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:8 -

O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one,

How blessed will be the one who repays you

With [fn]the recompense with which you have recompensed us.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:9 -

How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your infants

Against the cliff.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:15 -

How blessed are the people for whom this is so;

How blessed are the people for whom God is Yahweh!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:5 -

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

Whose hope is in Yahweh his God,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 -

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom

And the man who obtains discernment.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 -

“How blessed is the man who hears me,

To watch daily at my doors,

To keep watch at my doorposts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:7 -

A righteous man who walks in his integrity

How blessed are his sons after him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 -

How blessed is the man who is always in dread,

But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17 - Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time—for might and not for drinking.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 -

Therefore Yahweh waits with longing to be gracious to you,

And therefore He is on high to have compassion on you.

For Yahweh is a God of justice;

How blessed are all those who wait for Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9 -

“His rock will pass away because of terror,

And his princes will be dismayed at the standard,”

Declares Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:20 -

How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,

Who [fn]let out freely the ox and the donkey.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:2 -

“How blessed is the man who does this,

And the son of man who takes hold of it,

Who keeps from profaning the sabbath,

And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:12 - “How blessed is he who keeps waiting and reaches the 1,335 days!
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