Strong's G2165 · Greek

εὐφραίνω

euphraino · yoo-frah'-ee-no

from 2095 and 5424; to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

εὐφραίνω (G2165)

14 εὐφραίνω [in LXX chiefly for שָׂמַח , qal, pi. ;] to cheer, gladden : c. acc pers., opp. to λυπεῖν , II Co 2:2 . Pass., to be happy, rejoice, make merry : Lk 15:32 , Ac 2:26 (LXX) Ro 15:10 (LXX) , Ga 4:27 (LXX) , Re 11:10 12:12 ; seq. ἐν , Ac 7:41 ; ἐπί c. dat., Re 18:20 ; of merry-making at a feast ( III Ki 4:20 ; cf. Kennedy, Sources , 155; Field, Notes , 69 f.), Lk 12:19 15:23 , 24 , 29 (LXX) ( λαμπρῶς ) Lk 16:19 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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