verb
euthumamō
Strong’sG2114
I am cheerful
stem euthum-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
** εὐθυμέω, -ῶ
(< ὔθυμος), [in Sm.: Ps 31 (32):11, Pr 15:15 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2114 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-thoo-meh'-o
to cheer up, i.e. (intransitively) be cheerful; neuter comparative (adverbially) more cheerfully
Fromfrom G2115;
King Jamesbe of good cheer (merry).
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
to be of good cheer, NT+5th c.BC+: feminine dative plural present participle εὐθυμεύσαις Refs 3rd c.BC+; περὶ τῆς κριθῆς εὐθύμει do not be anxious about.., Refs 2nd c.AD+
II transitive, cheer, delight, τινα Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be cheerful, Refs 5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| euthumatōεὐθυμεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | cheerful | 1× |
| euthumavōrεὐθυμεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | keep up … courage | 1× |
| euthumarōεὐθυμεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | keep up … courage | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euthumamō | euthumame | euthumami | euthumama | euthumamē | euthumamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | euthumasō | euthumase | euthumasi | euthumasa | euthumasē | euthumaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthumatō1×εὐθυμεῖ | euthumate | euthumati | euthumata | euthumatē | euthumatelē |
| we 1st person plural | euthumanō | euthumane | euthumani | euthumana | euthumanē | euthumanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthumavō | euthumave | euthumavi | euthumava | euthumavē | euthumavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | euthumalō | euthumale | euthumali | euthumala | euthumalē | euthumalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euthumameiō | euthumameia | euthumameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | euthumaseiō | euthumaseia | euthumaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthumateiō | euthumateia | euthumateiē |
| we 1st person plural | euthumaneiō | euthumaneia | euthumaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthumaveiō | euthumaveia | euthumaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | euthumaleiō | euthumaleia | euthumaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | euthumasōr | euthumasar | euthumasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthumatōr | euthumatar | euthumatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthumavōr1×εὐθυμεῖτε | euthumavar | euthumavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | euthumalōr | euthumalar | euthumalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euthumamoiō | euthumamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | euthumasoiō | euthumasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthumatoiō | euthumatoia |
| we 1st person plural | euthumanoiō | euthumanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthumavoiō | euthumavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | euthumaloiō | euthumaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | euthumarō1×εὐθυμεῖν | euthumari | euthumara | euthumarē |
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 | euthumarōntos | euthumarintos | euthumarantos | euthumarēntos |
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
euthum 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
euthumatō“cheerful”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 5:13Kakopathatō tinos en vi? proseuchotōr; euthumatō tinos? psallatōr.… suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
euthumavōr“keep up … courage”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 27:25dio euthumavōr, androir; pisteuamō gar to theo hoti …So take courage, men, for I believe God that …
euthumarō“keep up … courage”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 27:22kai teim nun parainamō vin euthumarō, apobolas gar psuchau oudenas eti ek …But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any …