Strong's Greek · G2165
εὐφραίνω
euphraínō
fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice
Definition
to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice
Derivation
Appears 14 times in Scripture
“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.”
“For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.”
“Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.””
“For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?”
“But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.”
“At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.”
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,”
“Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.”
“Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.””
“Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).