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εὐδοκέω eudokeō · G2106

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to delight

εὐ-δοκέω, -ῶ; (on the derivation, see EL, § 28, 6) [in LXX chiefly for רָצָה, also for אָבָה, חָפֵץ, etc. ; ] ; 1. with inf. (Polyb., al.), to be well pleased, to think it good, to give consent (so frequently in π. in legal docu­ments; Milligan, Th., 22 f.): Luk.12:32, Rom.15:26-27, 1Co.1:21, Gal.1:15, Col.1:19, R, mg. (ICC, in l, but see infr.), 1Th.2:8 3:1; μᾶλλον εὐ., 2Co.5:8; with accusative and inf. (Polyb., i, 8, 4), Col, l.with, R, txt. (Lft., in l). ; 2. to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing; (a) with dative (Polyb., al.; 1Ma.1:43, I Est.4:39): 2Th.2:12; (b) as frequently in LXX, ; α with accusative: Mat.12:13, Heb.10:5, 8" (LXX) ; β before ἐν (cf. Heb. בּ …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

εὐδοκ-έω, ; to be well pleased or content, []; ἐάν.. []: with participle, []: with dative, to be content with, find pleasure in a person or thing, []: also with accusative, τινα[]; [ἐγγύους] []; ἡ γῆ -ήσει τὰ σάββατα []; 2 consent, approve, with dative, τοῖς γεγραμμένοις []; τῇ δημοσιώσει []; also ἐπί τινι []: frequently absolutely in legal documents, []; 3 with infinitive, consent, agree to do, [] (and with accusative et infinitive, consent that.., []; to be ready, willing, []; 3.b determine, …

Where it's used 21 times

Matthew 3:17 · Matthew 12:18 · Matthew 17:5 · Mark 1:11 · Luke 3:22 · Luke 12:32 · Romans 15:26 · Romans 15:27 · 1 Corinthians 1:21 · 1 Corinthians 10:5 · 2 Corinthians 5:8 · 2 Corinthians 12:10 · Galatians 1:15 · Colossians 1:19 · 1 Thessalonians 2:8 · 1 Thessalonians 3:1 · 2 Thessalonians 2:12 · Hebrews 10:6 · Hebrews 10:8 · Hebrews 10:38 · 2 Peter 1:17

Source: TBESG G2106; TFLSJ G2106

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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