Lexicon makarizó: to bless Original Word: μακαρίζωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: makarizó Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ar-id'-zo) Short Definition: I deem happy Definition: I bless, pronounce blessed or happy. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 3106 makarízō – pronounce blessed, as the result of enjoying the benefits (privileges) that (literally) extend from God. See 3107 (makarios). [Note the literal meaning of this term ("long, extended").] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom makariosDefinitionto bless NASB Translationcount...blessed (2).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3106: μακαρίζωμακαρίζω; Attic future μακαριω (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32)); ( μακάριος); from Homer down; the Sept. for אֵשֵּׁר; to pronounce blessed: τινα, Luke 1:48; James 5:11 (here Vulg.beatifico).
Strong's call blessed, count happy. From makarios; to beatify, i.e. Pronounce (or esteem) fortunate -- call blessed, count happy. see GREEK makarios |
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