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μακάριος
makários · Greek · Strong's G3107 · 50 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “blessed”
What it means
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
a prolonged form of the poetical (meaning the same);
How the KJV renders it
blessed, happy
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“happy”
also renders ʼesher (H835)
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does John 1:1 mean ('the Word was God')?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
Where it appears
50 occurrences in the Greek text, first 49 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 7:40 A-NSF-C1 Peter 3:14 A-NPM1 Peter 4:14 A-NPM1 Timothy 1:11 A-GSM1 Timothy 6:15 A-NSMActs 20:35 A-NSNActs 26:2 A-ASMJames 1:12 A-NSMJames 1:25 A-NSMJohn 13:17 A-NPMJohn 20:29 A-NPMLuke 1:45 A-NSFLuke 6:20 A-NPMLuke 6:21 A-NPMLuke 6:22 A-NPMLuke 7:23 A-NSMLuke 10:23 A-NPMLuke 11:27 A-NSFLuke 11:28 A-NPMLuke 12:37 A-NPMLuke 12:38 A-NPMLuke 12:43 A-NSMLuke 14:14 A-NSMLuke 14:15 A-NSMLuke 23:29 A-NPFMatthew 5:3 A-NPMMatthew 5:4 A-NPMMatthew 5:5 A-NPMMatthew 5:6 A-NPMMatthew 5:7 A-NPMMatthew 5:8 A-NPMMatthew 5:9 A-NPMMatthew 5:10 A-NPMMatthew 5:11 A-NPMMatthew 11:6 A-NSMMatthew 13:16 A-NPMMatthew 16:17 A-NSMMatthew 24:46 A-NSMRevelation 1:3 A-NSMRevelation 14:13 A-NPMRevelation 16:15 A-NSMRevelation 19:9 A-NPMRevelation 20:6 A-NSMRevelation 22:7 A-NSMRevelation 22:14 A-NPMRomans 4:7 A-NPMRomans 4:8 A-NSMRomans 14:22 A-NSMTitus 2:13 A-ASF
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