G2106
εὐδοκέω
eudokéō
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
Lexicon
Derivation: from G2095 (εὖ) and G1380 (δοκέω);
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
- to think well of, i.e. approve (an act)
- specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: think good, (be well) please(-d), be the good (have, take) pleasure, be willing
Usage
21 occurrences · 0 OT · 21 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- i am well pleased4 · 16%
- it hath pleased them2 · 8%
- it pleased2 · 8%
- pleasure2 · 8%
- is well pleased1 · 4%
- it is1 · 4%
- good pleasure1 · 4%
- was1 · 4%
- well pleased1 · 4%
- willing1 · 4%
- i take pleasure1 · 4%
- for it pleased1 · 4%
- we were willing1 · 4%
- we thought it good1 · 4%
- had pleasure1 · 4%
- thou hast had1 · 4%
- hadst pleasure1 · 4%
- shall have1 · 4%
- am well pleased1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
εὐδόκησεν6εὐδόκησα.¶3εὐδόκησαν2εὐδοκοῦμεν2εὐδόκησα.1εὐδόκησας,1εὐδόκησα·1εὐδοκεῖ1εὐδόκησας·1εὐδοκήσαμεν1εὐδοκῶ1εὐδοκήσαντες1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.