εὐλογ-ία, ἡ,

I

1. good or fine language, Pl. R. 400d, Luc. Lex. 1.

2. plausibility, ἔχει τινὰ εὐλογίαν Thphr. CP 6.31.1; habet εὐλογίαν Cic. Att. 13.22.4, cf. Rom 16:18; ἡ τοῦ δόγματος εὐ. prob. in Phld. Sign. 27; ἡ εὐ. τῶν πραγμάτων Id. Herc. 1251.8.

II

1. praise, eulogy, Pi. N. 4.5, Th. 2.42; ὑμνῆσαι δι’ εὐλογίας E. HF 356 (lyr.); ἄξιος εὐλογίας Ar. Pax 738: pl., Pi. I. 3.3, 6(5).21, Pl. Ax. 365a; good fame, glory, ἀγήραντος εὐ. Simon. 100, cf. Pi. O. 5.24; εὐλογίαν φέρει Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 21.10; ἔχειν εὐ. τινὰ πρός τινα POxy. 65.4 (iii/iv A.D.).

2. esp. praise to God, LXX Si. 50.20(22), Rev 7:12, OGI 74 (Egypt).

III

1. act of blessing, opp. κατάρα, LXX Gen 27:12, Eph 3:10.

2. blessing called down or bestowed, LXX Pro 10:22; Pro 10:1-32:1Pe 3:9.

3. gift, bounty, LXX Joh 15:19; 2Ki 5:15, 2Co 9:5; ὁ σπείρων ἐπ’ εὐλογίαις ἐπ’ εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει bountifully, ib. 6, cf. Ph. 1.129.

εὐλογία eulogia 16x

pr. good speaking;

    fair speech, flattery, Rom 16:18;

    in NT blessing, praise, celebration, 1Co 10:16; Rev 5:12-13;

    invocation of good, benediction, Jas 3:10;

    a divine blessing, Rom 15:29;

    a gift, benevolence, 2Co 9:5;

    a frank gift, as opposed to πλεονεξία, 2Co 9:5;

    ἐπ’ εὐλογίαις, liberally, 2Co 9:6 blessing; gift; praise.

G2129 — εὐλογία

εὐλογίας, ἡ (εὔλογος); the Sept. for בְּרָכָה; Vulg.benedictio; as in classical Greek:

1. praise, laudation, panegyric: of God or Christ, Rev 5:12, Rev 5:13; Rev 7:12.

2. fine discourse, polished language: Plato, rep. 3, p. 400 d.; Luc. Lexiph. 1; in a bad sense, language artfully adapted to captivate the hearer, fair speaking, fine speeches: Rom 16:18 (joined with χρηστολογία, the latter relating to the substance, εὐλογία to the expression); plural in Aesop, fab. 229, p. 150 edition Cor. ἐάν σύ εὐλογίας ἐυπορης, ἐγώ῟γε σου οὐ κήδομαι (but why not genitive singular?). By a usage unknown to native Greeks.

3. an invocation of blessings, benediction: Heb 12:17; Jam 3:10, (Gen 27:35f, 38, others; Sir. 3:8 Sir. 37:24; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 44); see εὐλογέω, 2.

4. consecration: τό ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, the consecrated cup (for that this is the meaning is evident from the explanatory adjunct ὁ εὐλογοῦμεν, see εὐλογέω 3 (others besides; cf. Meyer edition Heinrici at the passage; Winer's Grammar, 189 (178))), 1Co 10:16.

5. a (concrete) blessing, benefit (Deu 11:26, etc.; Sir. 7:32 Sir. 39:22, etc.); universally, 1Pe 3:9; of the blessings of Christianity, Rom 15:29; Eph 1:3; ἡ εὐλογία τοῦ Ἀβραάμ the salvation (by the Messiah) promised to Abraham, Gal 3:14; of the continual fertility of the soil granted by God, Heb 6:7 (Lev 25:21; ὑετός εὐλογίας, Eze 34:26; cf. εὐλογεῖν ἀγρόν, Gen 27:27); of the blessing of a collection sent from Christians to their brethren, 2Co 9:5 (of the gifts of men, Gen 33:11; Jdg 1:15; 1Sa 25:27); ἐπ' εὐλογίαις, that blessings may accrue, bountifully (opposed to φειδομένως), 2Co 9:6 (see ἐπί, B. 2 e., p. 234a top).

εὐλογία , - ας , ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for H1293;]

1. fair speaking, flattering speech: χρηστολογίας καὶ εὐ ., Rom 16:18.

2. praise: of God (as in late Inscr .; LS , s.v. ) and Christ, Rev 5:12-13; Rev 7:12

3. In LXX and NT: blessing, benediction;

(a) the act of blessing: 1Co 10:16, Heb 12:17, Jas 3:10;

(b) concrete, a blessing: Rom 15:29 , 2Co 9:5-6, Gal 3:14, Eph 1:3, Heb 6:7 , 1Pe 3:9 ( cf. Deu 11:26, Sir 7:32 , al. ). †

詞類次數：名詞（16）

原文字根：好—放置（說）

字義溯源：頌讚，祝福，福分，福氣，福，奉獻，捐貲，樂捐，巧語，媚語；源自（G2127（εὐλογέω / κατευλογέω）=祝福）；由（G2095（εὖ / εὖγε）=好）與（G3056（λόγος）=話）組成；其中G2095（εὖ / εὖγε）出自（G2149（εὐρύχωρος）X*=善，美），而G3056（λόγος）出自（G3004（λέγω / εἴρω）*=陳述）

出現次數：總共（16）；羅（2）；林前（1）；林後（4）；加（1）；弗（1）；來（2）；雅（1）；彼前（1）；啓（3）

譯字彙編：

1）頌讚（4）雅3:10；啓5:12；啓5:13；啓7:12；

2）祝福（4）羅15:29；林後9:6；林後9:6；來12:17；

3）福（3）林前10:16；加3:14；來6:7；

4）福氣（1）彼前3:9；

5）福分（1）弗1:3；

6）捐貲（1）林後9:5；

7）媚語（1）羅16:18；

8）樂捐（1）林後9:5