Praiseworthy
εὐλογητόςStrong’s G2128eulogētos
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eulogētos is the Greek word usually translated “blessed”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
Meaning
Usually translated “blessed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- blessed 8
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Ephesians 1
- 1 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
- Romans 1:25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
- Romans 9:5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
- 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Greek dictionary
εὐλογητός eulogētos · praiseworthy
εὐλογητός, -όν (εὐλογέω), [in LXX chiefly for בָּרַךְ ;] blessed; (a) of men (Gen.12:2 A, Deu.7:14, Jdg.17:2 B, Rut.2:20, 1Ki.15:13); (b) of God (Lft., Notes, 310 f.), as chiefly in LXX (Gen.9:26, Exo.17:10, Psa.18:46, al.): Luk.1:68, Rom.1:25 9:5 (ICC, in l), 2Co.1:3 11:31, Eph.1:3, 1Pe.1:3; absol., ὁ εὐλογητός (Dalman, Words, 200; JThS, v, 453), Mrk.14:61 (Cremer, 769).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “praiseworthy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRAISEWORTHY, adjective
Deserving of praise or applause; commendable; as a praiseworthy action.
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.