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Joy

εὐφροσύνηStrong’s G2167

euphrosunē

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Euphrosunē is the Greek word usually translated “joy” and “gladness”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.”
Acts 2:28 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “joy” and “gladness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • with joy 1
  • gladness 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

εὐφροσύνη euphrosunē · joy

εὐφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ (εὔφρων, cheerful) [in LXX chiefly for שִׂמְחָה ;] rejoicing, gladness: Act.2:28 (LXX) Act.14:17.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “joy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

JOY, noun

  1. The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; that excitement of pleasurable feelings which is caused by success, good fortune, the gratification of desire or some good possessed, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exultation; exhilaration of spirits.
  2. Gayety; mirth; festivity.
  3. Happiness; felicity.
  4. A glorious and triumphant state.“--Who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross” Hebrews 12:2
All definitions and other forms of “joy”
  1. The cause of joy or happiness.“For ye are our glory and joy” 1 Thessalonians 2:20
  2. A term of fondness; the cause of you.

JOY, verb intransitive

To rejoice; to be glad; to exult.

  1. “I will joy in the God of my salvation” Habakkuk 3:18

JOY, verb transitive

To give joy to; to congratulate; to entertain kindly.

  1. To gladden; to exhilarate.
  2. To enjoy; to have or possess with pleasure, or to have pleasure in the possession of. [Little used.

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.