Word study · lex.G2129
εὐλογία eulogia
praise · blessing · flattering speech · gift
Team definition
A noun whose range runs from fair or flattering speech, through praise and the act of blessing, to a concrete blessing or gift. Rom 16:18 pairs it with smooth speech. Rom 15:29 is cited for the concrete sense, in the phrase about coming in the fullness of blessing. Other uses name the act of blessing, a blessing received, or praise directed to God or Christ.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 14
Rom 15:29Rom 16:181 Cor 10:162 Cor 9:52 Cor 9:6Gal 3:14Eph 1:3Heb 6:7Heb 12:17Jas 3:101 Pet 3:9Rev 5:12Rev 5:13Rev 7:12
Senses
1. fair or flattering speech Rom 16:18
2. praise Rev 5:12, Rev 5:13, Rev 7:12
3. blessing, as an act or as something concrete Rom 15:29, 1 Cor 10:16, 2 Cor 9:5, Gal 3:14, Eph 1:3
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. εὐλογία (G2129)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G2129
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