verb
eupsuchamō
Strong’sG2174
I am of good cheer
stem eupsuch-once in the New Testament1 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.
*† εὐψυχέω, -ῶ
(< εὔψυχος, courageous),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2174 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be of good courage, NT+1st c.AD+
II εὐψύχει farewell! a common inscription on tombs, Refs
II.2 εὐψυχεῖν, ={χαίρειν}, in a letter of condolence, Refs 2nd 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eupsuchameiōεὐψυχῶ | happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular | encouraged | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eupsuchamō | eupsuchame | eupsuchami | eupsuchama | eupsuchamē | eupsuchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eupsuchasō | eupsuchase | eupsuchasi | eupsuchasa | eupsuchasē | eupsuchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eupsuchatō | eupsuchate | eupsuchati | eupsuchata | eupsuchatē | eupsuchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eupsuchanō | eupsuchane | eupsuchani | eupsuchana | eupsuchanē | eupsuchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eupsuchavō | eupsuchave | eupsuchavi | eupsuchava | eupsuchavē | eupsuchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eupsuchalō | eupsuchale | eupsuchali | eupsuchala | eupsuchalē | eupsuchalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eupsuchameiō1×εὐψυχῶ | eupsuchameia | eupsuchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eupsuchaseiō | eupsuchaseia | eupsuchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eupsuchateiō | eupsuchateia | eupsuchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eupsuchaneiō | eupsuchaneia | eupsuchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eupsuchaveiō | eupsuchaveia | eupsuchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eupsuchaleiō | eupsuchaleia | eupsuchaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eupsuchasōr | eupsuchasar | eupsuchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eupsuchatōr | eupsuchatar | eupsuchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eupsuchavōr | eupsuchavar | eupsuchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eupsuchalōr | eupsuchalar | eupsuchalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eupsuchamoiō | eupsuchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eupsuchasoiō | eupsuchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eupsuchatoiō | eupsuchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eupsuchanoiō | eupsuchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eupsuchavoiō | eupsuchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eupsuchaloiō | eupsuchaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eupsucharō | eupsuchari | eupsuchara | eupsucharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eupsucharōntos | eupsucharintos | eupsucharantos | eupsucharēntos |
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
eupsuch 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
eupsuchameiō“encouraged”happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Philippians 2:19“encouraged”… Timotheon tacheōs pempara vi, hina kamis eupsuchameiō gnōskarantos teim peri vu.… Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.