εὐλογέω eulogeō

Greek word for “to praise/bless” · Strong’s G2127 · used 41 times in 38 verses

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Meaning

εὐλογέω, -ῶ; 1. to speak well of, praise (cl.;

How it is translated

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

• blessed 11
• blessed is 8
• blessing 6
• having blessed 4
• do bless 3
• bless 3
• spoke a blessing 1
• having spoken a blessing 1
• blessed are 1
• shall bless 1
• will bless 1
• has blessed 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 24 (4), Hebrews 7 (3), Mark 11 (2), Luke 1 (2), Luke 2 (2), Hebrews 11 (2), Matthew 14 (1), Matthew 21 (1), Matthew 23 (1), Matthew 25 (1)

Forms

• εὐλόγησεν 9
• εὐλογημένος 7
• εὐλογήσας 5
• εὐλογεῖτε 3
• εὐλογοῦμεν 3
• εὐλογημένη 2
• εὐλογῶν 2
• εὐλογοῦντες 2
• εὐλογημένοι 1
• εὐλογεῖν 1

Words used with it

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

• κλάω klaō “to break” 5
• ἄρτος artos “bread” 7
• ὡσαννά hōsanna “Hosanna” 4
• ὕψιστος hupsistos “Highest” 4
• λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 7
• καταράομαι kataraomai “to curse” 3
• ὄνομα onoma “name” 6
• εὐλογία eulogia “praise” 3
• ἰχθύς ichthus “fish” 3
• παρατίθημι paratithēmi “to set before” 3
• ἀναβλέπω anablepō “to look up/again” 3
• βασιλεύς basileus “king” 4

Key verses

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

• Matthew 14:19 — And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and…
• Matthew 21:9 — And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna…
• Matthew 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• Matthew 26:26 — And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
• Luke 2:34 — And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall…
• Luke 19:38 — Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
• Acts 3:26 — Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
• 1 Corinthians 10:16 — The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
• 1 Corinthians 14:16 — Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not…
• Ephesians 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
• James 3:9 — Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
• 1 Peter 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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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.