noun · feminine
eufrosunēas
Greekεὐφροσύνη (eufrosunē)
Strong’sG2167
joy, gladness
stem eufrosunē-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εὐφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(< εὔφρων, cheerful) [in LXX chiefly for שִׂמְחָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2167 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-fros-oo'-nay
joyfulness
Fromfrom the same as G2165;
King Jamesgladness, joy.
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 | eufrosunēas | eufrosunēais |
| object accusative | eufrosunēan | eufrosunēain |
| direct address vocative | eufrosunēar | eufrosunēair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eufrosunēau2×εὐφροσύνης | eufrosunēaiu |
| to, for dative | eufrosunēa | eufrosunēai |
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
eufrosunēa 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eufrosunēau“gladness”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 2:28“gladness”gnōrizasa mi hodain zōau, plērasi min eufrosunēau meta teu prosōpeu su.You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
Acts 14:17“gladness”kaitoi ouk amarturon heauton afiēkata agathourgarōtos, ouranothen vi huetoin dōarōtos kai kairoin karpoforoin, empimplēarōtos trofēau kai eufrosunēau tain kardiain vu.Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”