noun · feminine
eulogias
Strong’sG2129
adulation, praise, blessing
stem eulogi-16 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Fine or flattering speech — smooth, plausible-sounding talk, sometimes with the sense of empty flattery rather than genuine truth 1234.
Praise, especially praise directed to God or Christ 134.
Blessing — this covers both the act of pronouncing a blessing (as opposed to a curse) 13 and the concrete blessing itself, the good thing given or bestowed 13. By extension it can also mean a gift or bounty, a benefit generously given 23.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
εὐλογία, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for בְּרָכָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2129 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-log-ee'-ah
fine speaking, i.e. elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e. (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or largess
Fromfrom the same as G2127;
King Jamesblessing (a matter of) bounty (X -tifully), fair speech.
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
good or fine language, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 plausibility, ἔχει τινὰ εὐλογίαν Refs 4th c.BC+; habet εὐλογίαν NT+1st c.BC+; ἡ τοῦ δόγματος εὐ. probably in Refs 1st c.BC+
II praise, eulogy, Refs 5th c.BC+; good fame, glory, ἀγήραντος εὐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 especiallypraise to God, LXX+NT
III act of blessing, opposed to κατάρα, LXX+NT
III.2 blessing called down or bestowed, LXX+NT
III.3 gift, bounty, LXX+NT; ὁ σπείρων ἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαις ἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει bountifully,Refs 1st c.AD+
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 | eulogias4×εὐλογία | eulogiais |
| object accusative | eulogian5×εὐλογίαν | eulogiain |
| direct address vocative | eulogiar | eulogiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eulogiau4×εὐλογίας | eulogiaiu |
| to, for dative | eulogia1×εὐλογίᾳ | eulogiai2×εὐλογίαις |
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
eulogia 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.
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
eulogias“blessing”subjectnominative singular4×
Galatians 3:14hina eis teim ethneim tas eulogias tou Abraam geneteia en Christo Iēso, …… redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to …
James 3:10ek teu auteu stomeu exerchotō eulogias kai kataras. ouk chrēatō, adelfoir mu, …Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should …
Revelation 5:13“blessing”… to throno kai te arnie tas eulogias kai tas timas kai tas doxas …… on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power …
Revelation 7:12legarōntois; Amēn; tas eulogias kai tas doxas kai tas sofias …saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks …
eulogian“blessing”objectaccusative singular5×
2 Corinthians 9:5… eis vin kai prokatartizaleia tan proepangelorēntan eulogian vu, houtan hetoiman arō houtōs hōs …… beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your …
2 Corinthians 9:5“generous gift”… vu, houtan hetoiman arō houtōs hōs eulogian kai mē hōs pleonexian.… I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
Hebrews 12:17… hoti kai metepeita thelarōntos klēronomara tan eulogian apodokimazita, metanoiau gar topon ouk heuriskata, …… when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find …
1 Peter 3:9… eulogarōntois, hoti eis houtem kaliva hina eulogian klēronomaveia.… so that you may inherit a blessing.
Revelation 5:12… ischuan kai timan kai doxan kai eulogian.… strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
eulogiau“blessing”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Romans 15:29… hoti erchorōntos pros vin en plērōme eulogiau Christou erchemi.… come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Romans 16:18… koilia, kai dia tau chrēstologiau kai eulogiau exapatalō tain kardiain toiu akakoiu.… own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the …
1 Corinthians 10:16tem potēriem tau eulogiau hem euloganō, ouchi koinōnias atō teu …Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in …
Hebrews 6:7… ekeinoi dia hoin kai geōrgotō, metalabatō eulogiau apo tou theou;… whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
eulogia“blessing”to, fordative singular1×
Ephesians 1:3… Christou, tos eulogarantos nin en panta eulogia pneumatika en tei epouranei en Christo,… us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
eulogiai“bountifully”to, fordative plural2×
2 Corinthians 9:6“bountifully”… kai therizati, kai tos sperarōntos epi eulogiai epi eulogiai kai therizati.… sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6“bountifully”… kai tos sperarōntos epi eulogiai epi eulogiai kai therizati.… reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.