Strong's Lexicon
eulogia: Blessing, praise, benefit
Original Word:εὐλογία
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:eulogia
Pronunciation:yoo-log-ee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling:(yoo-log-ee'-ah)
Definition:Blessing, praise, benefit
Meaning:adulation, praise, blessing, gift.
Word Origin:From the Greek verb εὐλογέω (eulogeo), meaning "to bless" or "to speak well of."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H1293 (בְּרָכָה, berakah): Often translated as "blessing," this Hebrew term shares a similar meaning and is used extensively in the Old Testament to denote blessings from God or blessings given by individuals.
Usage:The term "eulogia" primarily denotes a blessing or a benefit. It is used in the New Testament to refer to both the act of blessing and the content of the blessing itself. It can imply a spoken blessing, a gift, or a benefit bestowed upon someone. The word carries connotations of praise and thanksgiving, often directed towards God or as a divine favor bestowed upon individuals.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, blessings were often associated with the divine favor of the gods, and spoken blessings were considered powerful. In Jewish tradition, blessings were integral to worship and daily life, often invoking God's favor and protection. The New Testament usage of "eulogia" reflects these cultural understandings, emphasizing the importance of divine blessing in the life of believers and the community.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2129eulogía – blessing.See 2127 (eulogeō).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom the same as
eulogeóDefinitionpraise, blessing
NASB Translationblessing (11), bountiful gift (2), bountifully (2), flattering speech (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2129: εὐλογίαεὐλογία,
εὐλογίας,
ἡ (
εὔλογος); the
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 withχρηστολογία, the latter relating to the substance,εὐλογία to the expression); plural inAesop, fab. 229, p. 150 edition Cor.ἐάνσύεὐλογίαςἐυπορης,ἐγώ῟γεσουοὐκήδομαι (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); seeεὐλογέω, 2.
4.consecration:τόποτήριοντῆςεὐλογίας, the consecrated cup (for that this is the meaning is evident from the explanatory adjunctὁεὐλογοῦμεν, seeεὐλογέω 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;ἡεὐλογίατοῦἈβραάμ 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;ὑετόςεὐλογίας,Ezekiel 34:26; cf.εὐλογεῖνἀγρόν,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 toφειδομένως),2 Corinthians 9:6 (seeἐπί, B. 2 e., p. 234a top).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
blessing, bounty, fair speech.From the same aseulogeo; 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.
see GREEKeulogeo
Forms and Transliterations
ευλογια ευλογιά ευλογία εὐλογία εὐλογίᾳ ευλογίαι ευλογιαις ευλογίαις εὐλογίαις ευλογιαν ευλογίαν εὐλογίαν ευλογιας ευλογίας εὐλογίας ευμεγέθης ευμετάβολος eulogia eulogía eulogíāi eulogiais eulogíais eulogian eulogían eulogias eulogíasLinks
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