Lexicon makarismos: a declaration of blessedness Original Word: μακαρισμός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: makarismos Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ar-is-mos') Short Definition: regarding as happy, blessed, or enviable Definition: regarding as happy, blessed, or enviable. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 3108 makarismós (a noun) – blessedness, i.e. the condition (state, declaration) of receiving eternal benefits from God (i.e. that are lasting, with eternal advantage; the Greek root literally means "long, extended.") See 3107 (makarios). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom makarizóDefinitiona declaration of blessedness NASB Translationblessing (2), sense of blessing (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3108: μακαρισμόςμακαρισμός, μακαρισμου, ὁ ( μακαρίζω), declaration of blessedness: Romans 4:9; Galatians 4:15; λέγειν τόν μακαρισμόν τίνος, to utter a declaration of blessedness upon one, a fuller way of saying μακαρίζειν τινα, to pronounce one blessed, Romans 4:6. ( Plato, rep. 9, p. 591 d.; ( Aristotle, rhet. 1, 9, 34); Plutarch, mor., p. 471 c.; ecclesiastical writings.)
Strong's blessedness. From makarizo; beatification, i.e. Attribution of good fortune -- blessedness. see GREEK makarizo |
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