noun · feminine
eufēmias
Greekεὐφημία (eufēmia)
Strong’sG2162
commendation, good report
stem eufēmi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** εὐφημία, -ας, ἡ
(< εὔφημος), [in Sm.: Ps 41 (42):5 46 (47):2 99 (100):2 125 (126):2 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2162 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-fay-mee'-ah
good language ("euphemy"), i.e. praise (repute)
Fromfrom G2163;
King Jamesgood report.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eufēmias | eufēmiais |
| object accusative | eufēmian | eufēmiain |
| direct address vocative | eufēmiar | eufēmiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eufēmiau1×εὐφημίας | eufēmiaiu |
| to, for dative | eufēmia | eufēmiai |
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
eufēmia 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
eufēmiau“good report”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Corinthians 6:8“good report”dia doxau kai atimiau, dia dusfēmiau kai eufēmiau; hōs planois kai alēthois,through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;