King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2114
Transliteration: euthymeō
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-thoo-meh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be of good cheer
Meaning: to be of good cheer
εὐθυμέω, ἐυθύμω; (εὔθυμος);
Word Summary
euthymeō: to be of good cheer
Original Word: εὐθυμέωTransliteration: euthymeō
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-thoo-meh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be of good cheer
Meaning: to be of good cheer
Strong's Concordance
be of good cheerFrom euthumos; to cheer up, i.e. (intransitively) be cheerful; neuter comparative (adverbially) more cheerfully -- be of good cheer (merry).
see GREEK euthumos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2114: εὐθυμέωεὐθυμέω, ἐυθύμω; (εὔθυμος);
1. transitive, to put in good spirits, gladden, make cheerful (Aeschylus in Plato, de rep. 2, 383 b.). Middle to be of good spirits, to be cheerful, (Xenophon, Plato).
2. intransitive, to be joyful, be of good cheer, of good courage: Acts 27:22, 25; James 5:13. (Euripides, Cycl. 530; Plutarch, de tranquill. anim. 2 and 9.)