"to think well, approve, consent, take delight or pleasure, Mt. 3:17; 17:5; Mk. 1:11; Lk. 3:22; 12:32"
Definition and meaning
to think well, approve, consent, take delight or pleasure, Mt. 3:17; 17:5; Mk. 1:11; Lk. 3:22; 12:32
In the original Greek the word is written: εὐδοκέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of eudokeo (G2106) across the King James Bible.
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
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Common questions
Strong's G2106 (eudokeo) is a Greek word that means: to think well, approve, consent, take delight or pleasure, Mt. 3:17; 17:5; Mk. 1:11; Lk. 3:22; 12:32 It appears 21 times in the King James Bible.
The word eudokeo (G2106) appears 21 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2106 is eudokeo, a Greek word defined as: to think well, approve, consent, take delight or pleasure, Mt. 3:17; 17:5; Mk. 1:11; Lk. 3:22; 12:32. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eudokeo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.