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. 234
a top).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Genesis
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27:27; 27:35; 27:38; 33:11
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Leviticus
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25:21
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Deuteronomy
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11:26
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Judges
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1:15
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1 Samuel
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25:27
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Ezekiel
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34:26
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Romans
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15:29; 16:18
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1 Corinthians
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10:16
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2 Corinthians
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9:5; 9:6
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Galatians
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3:14
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Ephesians
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1:3
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Hebrews
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6:7; 12:17
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James
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3:10
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1 Peter
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3:9
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Revelation
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5:12; 5:13; 7:12