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<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Εὐφραίνω''''' ''' (Strong'S #2165 — Verb — euphraino — yoo-frah'ee-no ) </div> <p> in the Active Voice, "to cheer, make glad," 2—Corinthians 2:2 , is used everywhere else in the Passive Voice, signifying, "to be happy, rejoice, make merry," and translated "to be merry" in Luke 12:19; 15:23,24,29,32; in Luke 16:19 , "fared (sumptuously);" in Revelation 11:10 , "make merry." See [[Fare]] , [[Glad]] , Rejoice. </p> <div> '''2: '''''Εὐθυμέω''''' ''' (Strong'S #2114 — Verb — euthumeo — yoo-thoo-meh'-o ) </div> <p> from eu, "well," and thumos, "the soul," as the principle of feeling, especially strong feeling, signifies "to make cheerful;" it is used intransitively in the NT, "to be of good cheer," Acts 27:22,25; in James 5:13 , RV, "is (any) cheerful?" (AV, "... merry?"). See Cheer. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61490" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61490" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> MER'RY, a. </p> 1. [[Gay]] and noisy jovial exhilarated to laughter. <p> Man is the merriest species of the creation. </p> <p> They drank and were merry with him. Genesis 43 </p> 2. [[Causing]] laughter or mirth as a merry jest. 3. Brisk as a merry gale. This is the primary sense of the word. 4. Pleasant agreeable delightful. <p> To make merry, to be jovial to indulge in hilarity to feast with mirth. Judges 9 . </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_143223" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_143223" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A kind of wild red cherry. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' superl.) Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' superl.) Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' superl.) Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
in the Active Voice, "to cheer, make glad," 2—Corinthians 2:2 , is used everywhere else in the Passive Voice, signifying, "to be happy, rejoice, make merry," and translated "to be merry" in Luke 12:19; 15:23,24,29,32; in Luke 16:19 , "fared (sumptuously);" in Revelation 11:10 , "make merry." See Fare , Glad , Rejoice.
from eu, "well," and thumos, "the soul," as the principle of feeling, especially strong feeling, signifies "to make cheerful;" it is used intransitively in the NT, "to be of good cheer," Acts 27:22,25; in James 5:13 , RV, "is (any) cheerful?" (AV, "... merry?"). See Cheer.
King James Dictionary [2]
MER'RY, a.
1. Gay and noisy jovial exhilarated to laughter.
Man is the merriest species of the creation.
They drank and were merry with him. Genesis 43
2. Causing laughter or mirth as a merry jest. 3. Brisk as a merry gale. This is the primary sense of the word. 4. Pleasant agreeable delightful.
To make merry, to be jovial to indulge in hilarity to feast with mirth. Judges 9 .
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( n.) A kind of wild red cherry.
(2): ( superl.) Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest.
(3): ( superl.) Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive.
(4): ( superl.) Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
