Word study · lex.G2106
εὐδοκέω eudokeō
be well pleased · think it good · consent · resolve
Team definition
A verb for being well pleased, thinking something good, or consenting. With an infinitive it means to resolve or agree to do something. It can also take a person or thing as what one is pleased with. Rom 15:26–27 uses it of Macedonia and Achaia being pleased to make a contribution. The entry records that resolve; it does not decide their motives.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 21
Matt 3:17Matt 12:18Matt 17:5Mark 1:11Luke 3:22Luke 12:32Rom 15:26Rom 15:271 Cor 1:211 Cor 10:52 Cor 5:82 Cor 12:10Gal 1:15Col 1:191 Thess 2:81 Thess 3:12 Thess 2:12Heb 10:6Heb 10:8Heb 10:382 Pet 1:17
Senses
1. resolve or consent to do something Rom 15:26, Rom 15:27
2. be well pleased with someone or something Matt 3:17, 1 Cor 10:5
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. εὐδοκέω (G2106)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G2106
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
Spain, sending on, and the Jerusalem service (15:22–33) Rom 15:22; Rom 15:23; Rom 15:24; Rom 15:25; Rom 15:26; Rom 15:27; Rom 15:28; Rom 15:29; Rom 15:30; Rom 15:31; Rom 15:32; Rom 15:33