To delight
εὐδοκέωStrong’s G2106eudokeō
Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eudokeō is the Greek word usually translated “am well pleased”, “was pleased” and “was well pleased”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.
“That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “am well pleased”, “was pleased” and “was well pleased”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i am well pleased 3
- was pleased 3
- i was well pleased 1
- has found delight 1
- took delight 1
- were pleased 1
- they were pleased 1
- was well pleased 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Hebrews 3
- Luke 2
- Romans 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 1:17In contextFor he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Matthew 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Matthew 12:18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
- Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Mark 1:11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Luke 3:22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Greek dictionary
εὐδοκέω eudokeō · 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; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “delight” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DELIGHT, noun
- A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.“His delight is in the law of the Lord” Psalms 1:2
- That which gives great pleasure; that which affords delight“I was daily his delight” Proverbs 8:30
All definitions and other forms of “delight”
DELIGHT, verb transitive
- To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear; the good conduct of children, and especially their piety, delights their parents.“I will delight myself in thy statutes. 19” Psalms 119:16
- To receive great pleasure in.“I delight to do thy will” Psalms 40:8
DELIGHT, verb intransitive
To have or take great pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; followed by in.
- “I delight in the law of God after the inward man” Romans 7:22
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.