"Well done! Lk. 19:17*"
Definition and meaning
Well done! Lk. 19:17*
In the original Greek the word is written: εὖγε
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 euge (G2095) across the King James Bible.
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
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Common questions
Strong's G2095 (euge) is a Greek word that means: Well done! Lk. 19:17* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word euge (G2095) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2095 is euge, a Greek word defined as: Well done! Lk. 19:17*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
euge is a Greek word found in the New Testament.