Goodwill
εὐδοκίαStrong’s G2107eudokia
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eudokia is the Greek word usually translated “good pleasure”, “well-pleasing” and “good-will”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:”
Meaning
Usually translated “good pleasure”, “well-pleasing” and “good-will”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- good pleasure 3
- well-pleasing 2
- of good-will 1
- desire 1
- pleasure 1
- goodwill 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Ephesians 2
- Philippians 2
- Matthew 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
- Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
- Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
- Romans 10:1Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
- Ephesians 1:5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
- Ephesians 1:9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Greek dictionary
εὐδοκία eudokia · goodwill
εὐδοκία, -ας, ἡ (εὐδοκέω, which see), [in LXX: Psa.5:12, al. (רָצוֹן), frequently in Sir; in Inscr. (I.G., 5960), LXX, and NT = εὐδόκησις (Died.) ;] good pleasure, good-will, satisfaction, approval: Mat.11:26, Luk.10:21, Rom.10:1, Eph.1:5, 9, Php.1:15 2:13; with genitive obj., 2Th.1:11 (see Milligan, in l); ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία, Rec., R, mg., WH, mg. (see Field, Notes, 48 f.), Luk.2:14; -ας, Lk, l.with, R, txt., WH, txt. (see ICC, in l; WH, App., in l).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “goodwill” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GOOD-WILL, noun
Benevolence.
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.