adjective
makarios
Strong’sG3107
happy, blessed
stem makari-50 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books8 of 26 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
Blessed or happy - said of someone (or something) regarded as truly fortunate, especially through God's favor 124. It is applied directly to God and to hope 1, and is used very often in set expressions of congratulation, typically rendered "blessed is..." to declare a person fortunate because of some condition, action, or belief they have 1. Comparative forms of the word also occur, meaning "happier" 12.
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
μακάριος, -α, -ον
(collat. form of poët. μάκαρ, in Hom., Hes., chiefly of the gods and the departed), [in LXX for אַשְׁרֵי;]
SYN.: εὐλογητός, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3107 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmak-ar'-ee-os
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
Froma prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ (meaning the same);
King Jamesblessed, happy(X -ier).
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
also ος, ον Refs 5th c.BC+, mostly used in Prose, but also in Poets, as Refs 5th c.BC+,
1 mostly of men, blessed, happy, Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in phrases such as μ. ὅστις.. νοῦν ἔχει Refs 4th c.BC+ W.: superlative, Refs my good sir, my dear sir, Refs 5th c.BC+ O happy you for.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὦ μ. σὺ τά τε ἄλλα καὶ αὐτὸ τοῦτο ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+
2 prosperous, οἱ μ., opposed to οἱ ἐνδεεῖς, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of the dead, like{μακαρίτης}, Refs 5th c.BC+
II of states, qualities, etc., μ. λέχος Refs 5th c.BC+; βίος Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ μακάριον bliss, Refs 4th c.BC+
III adverb -ίως Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative -ώτατα 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
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | makarios16×μακάριος | makarias2×μακαρία | makariem1×Μακάριόν | makariois26×μακάριοι | makariais1×Μακάριαι | makarieim |
| object accusative | makarion1×μακάριον | makarian1×μακαρίαν | makarioin | makariain | ||
| direct address vocative | makarior | makariar | makarioir | makariair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | makariou1×μακαρίου | makariau | makarieu | makarioiu | makariaiu | makarieiu |
| to, for dative | makario | makaria | makarie | makarioi | makariai | makariei |
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
makari 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.
50 occurrences, every one of them listed
makarios“blessed”subjectnominative singular16×
Matthew 11:6kai makarios atō hos ean mē skandaliziteia en …Blessed is the one who does not …
Matthew 16:17apokrinirantos de tos Iēsus legata auto; Makarios asō, Simōnor Bariōna, hoti sarkas kai …Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah …
Matthew 24:46makarios tos doulos ekeinos hon ercharantos tos …Blessed is that servant whose master finds …
Luke 7:23kai makarios atō hos ean mē skandaliziteia en …Blessed is the one who does not …
Luke 12:43makarios tos doulos ekeinos, hon ercharantos tos …Blessed is that servant whose master finds …
Luke 14:14kai makarios esi, hoti ouk echalō antapodōara si, …and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you …
Luke 14:15… tinos toiu sunanakeiorōntoiu houteim legata auto; Makarios hotinos esthieti arton en ta basileia …… heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at …
Romans 4:8makarios andros hou ouk mē logizeteia kurios …Blessed is the man whose sin the …
Romans 14:22… kata siauton echasōr enōpion tou theou. makarios tos mē krinarōntos heauton en he …… such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not …
1 Timothy 6:15han kairoi idioi deikati tos makarios kai monos dunastos, tos basilevos toiu …which the blessed and only Sovereign One— the King …
James 1:12Makarios andros hos hupomenatō peirasmon, hoti dokimos …Blessed is the man who perseveres under …
James 1:25… epilēsmonau generantos alla poiētos ergeu, houtos makarios en ta poiēsia autou eti.… an effective doer — he will be blessed in what he does.
Revelation 1:3makarios tos anagnōskarōntos kai tois akouarōntois toin …Blessed is the one who reads aloud …
Revelation 16:15Idou erchomō hōs kleptos. makarios tos grēgorarōntos kai tērarōntos teim himatieim …… I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake …
Revelation 20:6makarios kai hagios tos echarōntos merem en …Blessed and holy are those who share …
Revelation 22:7kai idou erchomō tachu; makarios tos tērarōntos toin logoin tau profēteiau …“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the …
makarion“fortunate”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 26:2… hupo Ioudaioiu, basilevor Agrippor, hēgomē miauton makarion epi su mellarōntos sēmeron apologorō,“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to …
makariou“blessed”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Timothy 1:11kata tem euangeliem tau doxau tou makariou theou, hem pisteuima mis.… with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been …
makarias“blessed”subjectnominative singular2×
Luke 1:45kai makarias tas pisteuarantas hoti eti teleiōsias tei …Blessed is she who has believed that …
Luke 11:27… gunaikas ek tou ochlou legata auto; Makarias tas koilias tas bastazarantas sin kai …… crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You …
makarian“blessed”objectaccusative singular1×
Titus 2:13prosdechorōntois tan makarian elpidan kai epifaneian tau doxau tou …as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our …
makariem“blessed”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Acts 20:35… tou kuriou Iēsu hoti autos legata Makariem atō mallon dōarō ē labarō.… Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
makariois“blessed”subjectnominative plural26×
Matthew 5:3Makariois tois ptōchois te pneume, hoti autoiu …“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for …
Matthew 5:4makariois tois pentharōntois, hoti autois parakalili.Blessed are those who mourn, for they …
Matthew 5:5makariois tois prauois, hoti autois klēronomali tan …Blessed are the meek, for they will …
Matthew 5:6makariois tois peinarōntois kai dipsarōntois tan dikaiosunan, …Blessed are those who hunger and thirst …
Matthew 5:7makariois tois eleēmonois, hoti autois elēili.Blessed are the merciful, for they will …
Matthew 5:8makariois tois katharois ta kardia, hoti autois …Blessed are the pure in heart, for …
Matthew 5:9makariois tois eirēnopoiois, hoti autois huiois theou …Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will …
Matthew 5:10makariois tois diōkorēntois heneken dikaiosunau, hoti autoiu …Blessed are those who are persecuted because …
Matthew 5:11makariois avō hotan oneidizaleia vin kai diōkaleia …Blessed are you when people insult you …
Matthew 13:16vu de makariois tois ofthalmois hoti blepalō, kai teim …But blessed are your eyes because they see …
Luke 6:20… autou eis toin mathētoin autou legate; Makariois tois ptōchois, hoti humeteras atō tas …… up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for …
Luke 6:21makariois tois peinarōntois nun, hoti chortazivi. makariois …… now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for …
Luke 6:21makariois tois peinarōntois nun, hoti chortazivi. makariois tois klaiarōntois nun, hoti gelavi.Blessed are you who hunger now, for …
Luke 6:22Makariois avō hotan misaleia vin tois anthrōpois, …Blessed are you when people hate you …
Luke 10:23… pros toin mathētoin kata idian legata; Makariois tois ofthalmois tois bleparōntois heim blepavō.… to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what …
Luke 11:28autos de legata; Menoun makariois tois akouarōntois ton logon tou theou …But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the …
Luke 12:37makariois tois doulois ekeinois, hoin ercharantos tos …Blessed are those servants whom the master …
Luke 12:38… trita fulaka erchateia kai heuriskateia houtōs, makariois alō ekeinois.… them alert, those servants will be blessed.
John 13:17ei houteim oidavē, makariois avō ean poiaveiō auteim.… know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
John 20:29… tos Iēsus; Hoti horasē min pisteuasē? makariois tois mē horarantois kai pisteuarantois.… have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen …
Romans 4:7Makariois hoiu afiēkila tais anomiais kai hoiu …“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are …
1 Peter 3:14alla ei kai paschavoiō dia dikaiosunan, makariois. ton de fobon autoiu mē fobiveia …… for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear …
1 Peter 4:14ei oneidizovō en onome Christou, makariois, hoti tem tau doxau kai tem …… the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and …
Revelation 14:13… fōnau ek tou ouranou legarōntau; Grafasar; Makariois tois nekrois tois en kurio apothnēskarōntois …… from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead — those who die …
Revelation 19:9Kai legatō mi; Grafasar; Makariois tois eis tem deipnem tou gamou …… the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to …
Revelation 22:14Makariois tois plunarōntois tain stolain autoiu, hina …Blessed are those who wash their robes …
makariais“blessed”subjectnominative plural1×
Luke 23:29… idou ercholō hēmerais en hai legali Makariais tais steirais kai tais koiliais hais …… are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs …
makarioteras1×
1 Corinthians 7:40makarioteras de atō ean houtōs menateia, kata …In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is …