noun · feminine
eudokias
Strong’sG2107
good-will, favor
stem eudoki-9 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† εὐδοκία, -ας, ἡ
(< εὐδοκέω, q.v.), [in LXX: Ps 5:12, al. (רָצוֹן), freq. in Si; in Inscr. (I.G., 5960), LXX, and NT = εὐδόκησις (Diod.);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2107 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-dok-ee'-ah
satisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose
Fromfrom a presumed compound of G2095 and the base of G1380;
King Jamesdesire, good pleasure (will), X seem good.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
={εὐδόκησις}, especially of God, LXX+NT; good will, NT; contentment, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 object of desire, LXX
3 variant for{εὐδοκιμίη} in Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eudokias3×εὐδοκία | eudokiais |
| object accusative | eudokian4×εὐδοκίαν | eudokiain |
| direct address vocative | eudokiar | eudokiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eudokiau2×εὐδοκίας | eudokiaiu |
| to, for dative | eudokia | eudokiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
eudokia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
eudokias“desire”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 11:26“gracious will”nai, tos patror, hoti houtōs eudokias geneta emprosthen su.Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Luke 10:21“good pleasure”… nēpioi; nai, tos patror, hoti houtōs eudokias geneta emprosthen su.… little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Romans 10:1Adelfoir, tas men eudokias tau ēmau kardiau kai tas deēsias …Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the …
eudokian“good pleasure”objectaccusative singular4×
Ephesians 1:5… Iēsu Christou eis auton, kata tan eudokian teu thelēmeu autou,… through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
Ephesians 1:9… mustēriem teu thelēmeu autou, kata tan eudokian autou han protitheta en auto… of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
Philippians 1:15“good will”… kai eridan, tinois de kai dia eudokian ton Christon kērussalō;… true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out …
2 Thessalonians 1:11… tos theos nu kai plērateia pantan eudokian agathōsunau kai ergem pistiau en dunamia,… will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
eudokiau“pleased”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 2:14“pleased”… kai epi gēau eirēnas en anthrōpoi eudokiau.… the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom …
Philippians 2:13“good pleasure”… thelarō kai tem energarō huper tau eudokiau.… you to will and to act …