Cheer, Cheerful, Cheerfully, Cheerfulness

Cheer, Cheerful, Cheerfully, Cheerfulness

'''A — 1: εὐθυμέω (Strong'S #2114 — Verb — euthumeo — yoo-thoo-meh'-o )

signifies, in the Active Voice, "to put in good spirits, to make cheerful" (eu, "well," thumos, "mind or passion"); or, intransitively, "to be cheerful,"  Acts 27:22,25;  James 5:13 (Rv, "cheerful," for Av, "merry"). See Merry.

'''A — 2: θαρσέω (Strong'S #2293 — Verb — tharseo — thar-seh'-o )

"to be of good courage, of good cheer" (tharsos, "courage, confidence"), is used only in the imperative mood, in the Nt; "be of good cheer,"  Matthew 9:2,22;  14:27;  Mark 6:50;  10:49;  Luke 8:48;  John 16:33;  Acts 23:11 . See Bold , A, No. 1, Comfort, Courage.

'''B — 1: εὔθυμος (Strong'S #2115 — Adjective — euthumos — yoo'-thoo-mos )

means "of good cheer" (see A, No. 1),  Acts 27:36 .

'''B — 2: ἱλαρός (Strong'S #2431 — Adjective — hilaros — hil-ar-os' )

from hileos, "propitious," signifies that readiness of mind, that joyousness, which is prompt to do anything; hence, "cheerful" (Eng., "hilarious"),  2 Corinthians 9:7 , "God loveth a cheerful (hilarious) giver."

 Psalm 104:15

'''C — 1: εὔθυμος (Strong'S #2115 — Adjective — euthumos — yoo'-thoo-mos )

cheerfully (see A, No. 1), is found in the most authentic mss., in  Acts 24:10 , instead of the comparative degree, euthumoteron.

'''D — 1: ἱλαρότης (Strong'S #2432 — Noun Feminine — hilarotes — hil-ar-ot'-ace )

"cheerfulness" (akin to B, No. 2), is used in  Romans 12:8 , in connection with showing mercy.