ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ, εὐφροσυνη
EUPHROSYNĒ, euphrosynē
Sounds Like: yoo-fro-SOO-nay
Translations: joy, gladness, mirth, a joy, a gladness, a mirth
From the root: ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of joy, gladness, or mirth. It describes a feeling of happiness and delight, often associated with celebration or good news. It can be used to describe the general atmosphere of joy or a specific instance of it.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2167 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- To the Newly Baptized — 1:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 7:321
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 28:47
- 2 Samuel — 6:12
- 1 Chronicles — 12:40, 15:25, 29:17
- 2 Chronicles — 20:27, 23:18, 29:30, 30:21, 30:23, 30:26
- Ezra (Beta) — 6:16, 6:22
- Nehemiah — 8:17, 12:43, 12:44
- Esther — 8:16, 8:17
- 1 Maccabees — 4:58, 5:54
- 3 Maccabees — 6:30
- Psalms — 44:16, 67:4, 96:11, 99:2, 104:43, 105:5
- Psalms of Solomon — 10:6, 10:7, 11:4, 14:6, 15:5
- Proverbs — 10:28, 21:15, 24:67, 29:6
- Ecclesiastes — 2:1, 2:2, 2:3, 5:19, 9:7
- Job — 3:7, 20:5
- Sirach — 1:11, 1:23, 13:8, 30:16, 30:22, 32:11, 34:28, 34:31, 37:4
- Isaiah — 9:3, 14:11, 16:10, 24:8, 24:11, 29:19, 32:13, 32:14, 35:7, 35:10, 51:11, 55:12, 61:7, 61:10, 65:14, 66:5
- Jeremiah — 31:33
- Ezekiel — 35:14
- Joel — 1:5, 1:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΑΙ — joys, gladnesses, mirths, festivities
- ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΑΙΣ — in mirth, in gladness, in joy, in cheerfulness
- ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΑΣ — joys, gladnesses, merriments, mirths
- ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΗΝ — joy, gladness, mirth, a joy, a gladness
- ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΗΣ — of joy, of gladness, of merriment, of cheerfulness
- ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΟΥ — joyful, glad, merry, cheerful
- ΕΥ̓ΦΡΟΣΥΝΩΝ — of joy, of gladness, of merriment, of good cheer
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