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<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Χαρά''''' ''' (Strong'S #5479 — Noun [[Feminine]] — chara — khar-ah' ) </div> <p> "joy, delight" (akin to A, No. 1 above), is rendered "gladness" in the AV of Mark 4:16; Acts 12:14; Philippians 2:29 (RV "joy," as elsewhere in both versions). See Joy. </p> <div> '''2: '''''Ἀγαλλίασις''''' ''' (Strong'S #20 — Noun Feminine — agalliasis — ag-al-lee'-as-is ) </div> <p> "exultation, exuberant joy" (akin to A, No. 2), is translated "gladness" in Luke 1:14; Acts 2:6; Hebrews 1:9; "joy" in Luke 1:44; "exceeding joy" in Jude 1:24 . It indicates a more exultant "joy" than No. 1. In the Sept. this word is found chiefly in the Psalms, where it denotes "joy" in God's redemptive work, e.g., Psalm 30:5; 42:4; 45:7,15 . See Joy. </p> <div> '''3: '''''Εὐφροσύνη''''' ''' (Strong'S #2167 — Noun Feminine — euphrosune — yoo-fros-oo'-nay ) </div> <p> "good cheer, joy, mirth, gladness of heart" (akin to A, No. 3), from eu, "well," and phren, "the mind," is rendered "gladness" in Acts 2:28 , RV (AV, "joy") and Acts 14:17 . See Joy. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60576" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60576" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> GLAD'NESS, n. See Glad. Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration pleasure of mind cheerfulness. </p> <p> They--did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Acts 2 </p> <p> [[Gladness]] is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. Esther 8.9 . </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:51, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
"joy, delight" (akin to A, No. 1 above), is rendered "gladness" in the AV of Mark 4:16; Acts 12:14; Philippians 2:29 (RV "joy," as elsewhere in both versions). See Joy.
"exultation, exuberant joy" (akin to A, No. 2), is translated "gladness" in Luke 1:14; Acts 2:6; Hebrews 1:9; "joy" in Luke 1:44; "exceeding joy" in Jude 1:24 . It indicates a more exultant "joy" than No. 1. In the Sept. this word is found chiefly in the Psalms, where it denotes "joy" in God's redemptive work, e.g., Psalm 30:5; 42:4; 45:7,15 . See Joy.
"good cheer, joy, mirth, gladness of heart" (akin to A, No. 3), from eu, "well," and phren, "the mind," is rendered "gladness" in Acts 2:28 , RV (AV, "joy") and Acts 14:17 . See Joy.
King James Dictionary [2]
GLAD'NESS, n. See Glad. Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration pleasure of mind cheerfulness.
They--did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Acts 2
Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. Esther 8.9 .
