noun · feminine

euōdias

Greekεὐωδία (euōdia)

Strong’sG2175

a sweet smell

stem euōdi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

aroma1×fragrant1×sweet smelling1×

What it means

εὐωδία, -ας, ἡ

(< εὐώδης, fragrant; < ὄζω) [in LXX for נִיחֹחַ, Ge 8:21, al. (ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας); Si 20:9 24:15, al.;]

fragrance: metaph., Χριστοῦ εὐ,., II Co 2:15; ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας (a metaphor of sacrifice, most freq. in Pent. and Ez.), Eph 5:2, Phl 4:18.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2175 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidyoo-o-dee'-ah

good-scentedness, i.e. fragrance

Fromfrom a compound of G2095 and a derivative of G3605;

King Jamessweet savour (smell, -smelling).

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	euōdias1×εὐωδία	euōdiais
object accusative	euōdian	euōdiain
direct address vocative	euōdiar	euōdiair
of, belonging to genitive	euōdiau2×εὐωδίας	euōdiaiu
to, for dative	euōdia	euōdiai

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

euōdistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

euōdia 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

euōdias“aroma”subjectnominative singular1×

2 Corinthians 2:15“aroma”hoti Christou euōdias anō to theo en toi sōzirōtoi kai en toi apolluerōtoi,For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

euōdiau“fragrant”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Ephesians 5:2“fragrant”kai peripatavōr en agapa, kathōs kai tos Christos agapata nin kai paradōata heauton huper nu prosforan kai thusian to theo eis osman euōdiau.and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

Philippians 4:18“sweet smelling”apechamō de panteim kai perisseuamō; plērimē decheratos para Epafroditou teim para vu, osman euōdiau, thusian dektan, euarestan to theo.I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.