Word Study · Strong's G2104 · Greek

εὐγενής

eugenes

yoog-en'-ace

Strong's 1890 spelling: eugenḗs

“well born, i.e. (literally) high in rank, or (figuratively) generous”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

well born, i.e. (literally) high in rank, or (figuratively) generous

Rendered in the KJV as

more noble, nobleman.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

εὐγενεῖς,1
εὐγενέστεροι1
εὐγενὴς1

How it is rendered · 3

more noble1
of noble birth1
of noble birth,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

A-NPM · 1
A-NPM-C · 1
A-NSM · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke1 of 3 · 33%
Acts1 of 3 · 33%
1 Corinthians1 of 3 · 33%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 19:12εὐγενὴςeugenēsadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.here: of noble birth

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 17:11εὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralNow the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.here: more noble

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 1:26εὐγενεῖς,eugeneisadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBrothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.here: of noble birth,

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