Strong's Greek · G2165
G2165 euphraínō
εὐφραίνω
yoo-frah'-ee-no
to celebrate
Looking for Hebrew H2165 zᵉmân? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2165. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
euphraínō appears 14 times in Scripture, including Luke 12:19 and Acts 2:26. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice
In the King James Version
fare, make glad, be (make) merry, 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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
