ΙΛΑΡΩ, ιλαρω
ILARŌ, ilarō
Sounds Like: hee-lah-ROH
Translations: cheerful, joyful, glad, happy, propitious, gracious, to make cheerful, to make propitious, to be cheerful, to be gracious
From the root: ΙΛΑΡΟΣ, ΙΛΑΡΟΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'cheerful' or 'joyful', often describing a disposition or appearance. It can also be a verb meaning 'to make cheerful' or 'to be cheerful/gracious'. As an adjective, it describes something that is pleasant or favorable. As a verb, it describes the act of becoming or making someone else cheerful, or showing favor.
Inflection: Adjective: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter. Verb: First Person Singular, Present Indicative, Active Voice; or Imperative, Aorist, Active Voice (for the root ἱλαρόω).
Strong’s numbers: G2431 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2432 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:19
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:24
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Job — 33:26
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΛΑΡΟΣ, ΙΛΑΡΟΩ, appear in our texts.
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