Greek verb · G2106
εὐδοκέω
eudokeoyoo-dok-eh'-o
with inf. (Polyb., al.); to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing
21 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: eudokéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2106is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 12 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2106
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
The King James renders it: think good, (be well) please(-d), be the good (have, take) pleasure, be willing.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
eudokeo is rendered "with inf. (Polyb., al.); to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing". It stands 21 times in the Greek text, across twelve books.
- Three of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "with inf. (Polyb., al.)".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Matthew 3:17εὐδόκησα.¶
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twelve of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: with inf. (Polyb., al.), and to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| with inf. (Polyb., al.)to be well pleased | Tagged as
and 8 more, 20 uses in all | WhereLuke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. |
| to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing | Tagged as
| WhereEsther 4:39 |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| εὐδοκία | eudokia | goodwill | Uses9 |
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- εὐδόκησεν6
- εὐδόκησα.¶3
- εὐδόκησα2
- εὐδόκησαν2
- εὐδόκησας2
- εὐδοκοῦμεν2
- εὐδοκεῖ1
- εὐδοκήσαμεν1
- εὐδοκήσαντες1
- εὐδοκῶ1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular6V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular5V-AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singular2V-AAI-2S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-AAI-1P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AAP-NPM
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-IAI-1P
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-PAI-1P
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
Matthew
three uses
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- εὐδόκησα.¶eudokesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I was well pleased
“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- εὐδόκησενeudokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has found delight
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- εὐδόκησαeudokesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am well pleased
Mark
one use
And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- εὐδόκησα.¶eudokesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am well pleased
Luke
two uses
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- εὐδόκησα.¶eudokesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am well pleased
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
- εὐδόκησενeudokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: took delight
Romans
two uses
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
- εὐδόκησανeudokesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Were pleased
They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
- εὐδόκησανeudokesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They were pleased
1 Corinthians
two uses
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
- εὐδόκησενeudokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was pleased
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
- εὐδόκησενeudokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was well pleased
2 Corinthians
two uses
We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- εὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we are pleased
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- εὐδοκῶeudokoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I take pleasure
Galatians
one use
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- εὐδόκησενeudokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was pleased
Colossians
one use
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
- εὐδόκησενeudokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was pleased
1 Thessalonians
two uses
We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
- εὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we were pleased
So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.
- εὐδοκήσαμενeudokesamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we thought it best
2 Thessalonians
one use
in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
- εὐδοκήσαντεςeudokesantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having delighted
Hebrews
three uses
In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.
- εὐδόκησαςeudokesasverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: You have delighted in
In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
- εὐδόκησαςeudokesasverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: You delighted in
But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
- εὐδοκεῖeudokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: takes pleasure
2 Peter
one use
For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- εὐδόκησαeudokesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: found delight
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.