greek #2095 - εὖ eu (well)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance good, well done. Neuter of a primary eus (good); (adverbially) well -- good, well (done). Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 2095: εὖεὖ, adverb (properly, εὖ, the unused neuter of the adjective ἐΰς in Homer), well: εὖπράσσω, not as many interpreters take it, contrary to ordinary Greek usage, to do well i. e. act rightly (which in Greek is expressed by ὀρθῶς or καλῶςπράσσω), but to be well off, fare well, prosper,Acts 15:29 (R. V. it shall be well with you) (Xenophon, mem. 1, 6, 8; 2, 4, 6; 4, 2, 26; oec. 11, 8; Josephus, Antiquities 12, 4, 1; ὅστιςκαλῶςπραττει, οὐχίκαίεὖπραττει; Plato, Alc. i., p. 116 b.; εἰεὖπραττουσιἀδικουντες, Prot., p. 333 d.; εἰτίςἄλλοςεὖμένἐποίησενὑμᾶςεὖπράττων, Demosthenes 469, 14; and some began their letters with εὖπράττειν, cf. 2 Macc. 9:19; (Diogenes Laërtius 3, 61 and Menagius (Menage) in the place cited. In one passage alone, Xenophon, mem. 3, 9, 14, the drift of the discussion permits Socrates to deviate from common usage by attaching to the phrase the notion of right conduct, acting well; (yet this sense occurs in ecclesiastical Greek, see e. g. Justin Martyr, Apology 1, 28 and Otto's note; cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word πράσσω, IV.)); ἵναεὖσοιγένηται that it may be well, things may turn out well, with thee, Ephesians 6:3 (Genesis 12:13; (Exodus 20:12); Deuteronomy 4:40; (Deuteronomy 4:16); Orat. Az. (i. e. Song of the Three Children) verseEnglishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 2095. εὖ (eu) — 6 OccurrencesMatthew 25:21 - Adv Matthew 25:23 - Adv Mark 14:7 - Adv Luke 19:17 - Adv Acts 15:29 - Adv Ephesians 6:3 - Adv |