Blessed
μακάριοςStrong’s G3107makarios
Appears in 49 verses of the New Testament
In short
Makarios is the Greek word usually translated “blessed”, “fortunate” and “more blessed”. It appears in 49 verses of the New Testament.
“According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.”
Meaning
Usually translated “blessed”, “fortunate” and “more blessed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- blessed 48
- fortunate 1
- more blessed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 14
- Matthew 13
- Revelation 7
- Romans 3
- John 2
- Acts 2
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:15In contextWhich in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- Titus 2:13In contextLooking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
- Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
All 49 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
μακάριος makarios · blessed
μακάριος, -α, -ον (collat. form of poët. μάκαρ, in Hom., Hes., chiefly of the gods and the departed), [in LXX for אֹשֶׁר ;] blessed, happy (DCG, i, 177, 213): θεός (δυνάστης), 1Ti.1:11 6:15; ἐλπίς, Tit.2:13; esp. in congratulations, usually with the omission of the copula (M, Pr., 180; B1., § 30, 3), μ. ὁ, Mat.5:3 ff., Luk.6:20 ff. Jhn.20:29, Rev.1:3, al.; before ptcp., Luk.1:45, al.; ὅς, Mat.11:6, Luk.7:23, Rom.4:7-8; ὅτι, Mat.13:16, al.; ἐάν, Jhn.13:17, 1Co.7:40; compar., μ. . . . μᾶλλον, Act.20:35; -ώτερος, 1Co.7:40 SYN.: εὐλογητός, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “blessed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLESS'ED, participle passive
Made happy or prosperous; extolled; pronounced happy.
All definitions and other forms of “blessed”
BLESS'ED, adjective
Happy; prosperous in worldly affairs; enjoying spiritual happiness and the favor of God; enjoying heavenly felicity.
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.