verb
euodomō
Strong’sG2137
I cause to prosper, have a happy journey
stem euod-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 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.
εὐ-οδόω, -ῶ
(< ὁδός), [in LXX chiefly for צָלַח hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2137 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-od-o'-o
to help on the road, i.e. (passively) succeed in reaching; figuratively, to succeed in business affairs
Fromfrom a compound of G2095 and G3598;
King James(have a) prosper(-ous journey).
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
help on the way, with dative person, σφῷν δ᾽ εὐοδοίη Ζεύς Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative person, LXX+4th c.BC+
2 passive, have a prosperous journey, LXX+NT; of things, prosper, be successful, ὡς Κλεομένεϊ εὐωδώθη τὸ πρῆγμα see reading in Refs 5th c.BC+; θησαυρίζων ὅ τι ἂν εὐοδῶται, ={εὐπορῇ}, NT
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
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| euodotōεὐοδοῦταί | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | prospers | 1× |
| euodimiεὐοδωθήσομαι | will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular | succeed in | 1× |
| euodoteiōεὐοδῶται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | prosper | 1× |
| euodorōεὐοδοῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | prosper | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euodomō | euodome | euodomē | euodomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | euodosō | euodose | euodosē | euodoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euodotō1×εὐοδοῦταί | euodote | euodotē | euodotelē |
| we 1st person plural | euodonō | euodone | euodonē | euodonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodovō | euodove | euodovē | euodovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | euodolō | euodole | euodolē | euodolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euodimi1×εὐοδωθήσομαι | euodima |
| you 2nd person singular | euodisi | euodisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euoditi | euodita |
| we 1st person plural | euodini | euodina |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodivi | euodiva |
| they 3rd person plural | euodili | euodila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euodomeiō | euodomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | euodoseiō | euodoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euodoteiō1×εὐοδῶται | euodoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | euodoneiō | euodoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodoveiō | euodoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | euodoleiō | euodoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euodimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | euodiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euoditeia |
| we 1st person plural | euodineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | euodileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | euodosōr | euodosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euodotōr | euodotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodovōr | euodovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | euodolōr | euodolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | euodisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euoditar |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodivar |
| they 3rd person plural | euodilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euodomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | euodosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euodotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | euodonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | euodoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euodimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | euodisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euoditoia |
| we 1st person plural | euodinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | euodivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | euodiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | euodorō1×εὐοδοῦσθαι | euodorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | euodiri | euodira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | euodorōntos | euodorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | euodirintos | euodirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
euod 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
euodotō“prospers”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
3 John 1:2… euchomō sin euodorō kai hugiainarō, kathōs euodotō su tas psuchas.… good health, as your soul also prospers.
euodimi“succeed in”will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Romans 1:10… mu, dorōntos ei pōs ēdē pote euodimi en te thelēme tou theou erchara …… last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
euodoteiō“prosper”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 16:2“prosper”… heauto tithatōr thēsaurizarōntos hem tinem ean euodoteiō, hina mē hotan erchameia tote logeiais …… portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be …
euodorō“prosper”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
3 John 1:2Agapētor, peri panteiu euchomō sin euodorō kai hugiainarō, kathōs euodotō su tas …… that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your …