← G1756 G1758 →

ἐνευλογέω

eneulogéō

G1757 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To bestow a blessing upon, to cause someone to be blessed, to pronounce or invoke benefit, often in the sense of endowing someone with favor, prosperity, or well-being. In some contexts, it denotes being included in a blessing formula or being part of a beneficent action or pronouncement.

Semantic Range

to be blessed in, to confer blessing on/into, to include in a blessing, to invoke beneficence, to receive benefit through association

Root / Etymology

Formed from ἐν ('in') and εὐλογέω ('to speak well of, to bless'). The prefix ἐν- imparts a sense of 'in, upon'—thus, 'to bless in (someone or something),' or 'to bestow a blessing into/upon.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The verb ἐνευλογέω is rare in both biblical and extra-biblical Greek, almost exclusively found in the Septuagint (LXX) and the New Testament. In the LXX, it often translates Hebrew נִבְרְכוּ (nip̄rĕḵû, 'be blessed'), reflecting a passive inclusion in the blessings given to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:3, 18:18, 22:18). The term has a primarily formulaic or legal sense: to be reckoned among those blessed, rather than simply experiencing favor. In the New Testament (e.g., Galatians 3:8), the word refers to non-Israelite nations being 'blessed in' Abraham, meaning they are included in the scope of blessing promised to his descendants. Later English versions use "bless" or "be blessed," but the force in Greek emphasizes incorporation into a previously given blessing, rather than directly bestowing material prosperity. The base verb εὐλογέω is much broader (to bless, praise, speak well of), but ἐνευλογέω is narrower and more formal in its sense of inclusion or conferment.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐν and εὐλογέω; to confer a benefit on:--bless.

Root Family

ἐνευλογέω (eneulogeo) — to bless, to speak well of, to bestow favor, to include in blessing

Root εὐλογ- to bless, to speak well of, to bestow favor

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1757-01 ἐνευλογηθήσονται eneulogethesontai V FUT PASS IND 3P PL shall be blessed they will be blessed they will be blessed 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1757-01 Acts 3:25 ἐνευλογηθήσονται eneulogethesontai V FUT PASS IND 3P PL shall-be-blessed they will be blessed they will be blessed
G1757-01 Galatians 3:8 ἐνευλογηθήσονται eneulogethesontai V FUT PASS IND 3P PL shall be blessed they will be blessed they will be blessed
← G1756 Greek Lexicon G1758 →