Greek noun (feminine) · G2107
εὐδοκία
eudokiayoo-dok-ee'-ah
goodwill
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: eudokía
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2107is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2107
satisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose
The King James renders it: desire, good pleasure (will), X seem good.
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
eudokia is rendered "goodwill". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Two of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 11:26Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Matthew 11:26εὐδοκία
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in six of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- good pleasure3
- well-pleasing2
- desire1
- goodwill1
- of good-will1
- pleasure1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| εὐδοκέω | eudokeo | to delight | Uses21 |
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 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
- εὐδοκίαν4
- εὐδοκία3
- εὐδοκίας1
- εὐδοκίας.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular4N-ASF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3N-NSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2N-GSF
Matthew
one use
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- εὐδοκίαeudokianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: well-pleasing
Luke
two uses
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
- εὐδοκίας.¶eudokiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of good-will
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- εὐδοκίαeudokianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: well-pleasing
Romans
one use
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
- εὐδοκίαeudokianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: desire
Ephesians
two uses
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
- εὐδοκίανeudokiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: good pleasure
And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
- εὐδοκίανeudokiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: pleasure
Philippians
two uses
It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
- εὐδοκίανeudokiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: goodwill
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- εὐδοκίαςeudokiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: good pleasure
2 Thessalonians
one use
To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
- εὐδοκίανeudokiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: good pleasure
Where it leads
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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.