εὐδοκέω eudokeō

Greek word for “to delight” · Strong’s G2106 · used 21 times in 21 verses

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Meaning

εὐ-δοκέω, -ῶ; (on the derivation, see EL, § 28, 6);

How it is translated

Glosses given for eudokeō in context, with how often each is used:

• pleased 7
• well pleased 5
• has found delight 1
• took delight 1
• take pleasure 1
• thought it best 1
• having delighted 1
• have delighted in 1
• delighted in 1
• takes pleasure 1
• found delight 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Hebrews 10 (3), Romans 15 (2), Matthew 3 (1), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 17 (1), Mark 1 (1), Luke 3 (1), Luke 12 (1), 1 Corinthians 1 (1), 1 Corinthians 10 (1)

Forms

• εὐδόκησεν 6
• εὐδόκησα 5
• εὐδόκησαν 2
• εὐδοκοῦμεν 2
• εὐδόκησας 2
• εὐδοκῶ 1
• εὐδοκήσαμεν 1
• εὐδοκήσαντες 1
• εὐδοκεῖ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with eudokeō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀγαπητός agapētos “beloved” 7
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 5
• ὁλοκαύτωμα holokautōma “burnt offering” 2
• υἱός uhios “son” 5
• ψυχή psuchē “soul” 3
• ἰδού idou “look!” 3
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 3
• διό dio “therefore” 2
• μόνος monos “alone” 2
• ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 2
• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 2
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 2

Key verses

The verses using eudokeō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:17 — And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• Matthew 12:18 — Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
• Matthew 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well…
• Luke 3:22 — And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well…
• Luke 12:32 — Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
• Romans 15:26 — For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
• 2 Corinthians 5:8 — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 12:10 — Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
• Galatians 1:15 — But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
• 1 Thessalonians 2:8 — So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear…
• Hebrews 10:38 — Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
• 2 Peter 1:17 — For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.