Word study · lex.G2175
εὐωδία euōdia
fragrance · sweet smell
Team definition
A noun meaning fragrance or a sweet smell, from εὐώδης (“fragrant”). It is used metaphorically in 2 Cor 2:15. With ὀσμή it forms ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας, a frequent sacrificial phrase in the Pentateuch and Ezekiel and used in Eph 5:2 and Phil 4:18. The entry records the word’s meaning in that phrase; it does not settle a specific source text.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 3
Senses
1. fragrance 2 Cor 2:15
2. fragrance in sacrificial odor language Phil 4:18, Eph 5:2
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. εὐωδία (G2175)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G2175
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
Partnership, fragrant offering, and supply (4:14–20) Phil 4:14; Phil 4:15; Phil 4:16; Phil 4:17; Phil 4:18; Phil 4:19; Phil 4:20