"pr. good speaking; fair speech, flattery, Rom. 16:18; in NT blessing, praise, celebration, 1 Cor. 10:16; Rev. 5:12, 13; invocation of good, benediction, Jas. 3:10; a divine blessing, Rom. 15:29; a gift, benevolence, 2 Cor. 9:5; a frank gift, as opposed to πλεονεξία, 2 Cor. 9:5; ἐ..."
Definition and meaning
pr. good speaking; fair speech, flattery, Rom. 16:18; in NT blessing, praise, celebration, 1 Cor. 10:16; Rev. 5:12, 13; invocation of good, benediction, Jas. 3:10; a divine blessing, Rom. 15:29; a gift, benevolence, 2 Cor. 9:5; a frank gift, as opposed to πλεονεξία, 2 Cor. 9:5; ἐπ’ εὐλογίαις, liberally, 2 Cor. 9:6
In the original Greek the word is written: εὐλογία
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
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 eulogia (G2129) across the King James Bible.
And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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Common questions
Strong's G2129 (eulogia) is a Greek word that means: pr. good speaking; fair speech, flattery, Rom. 16:18; in NT blessing, praise, celebration, 1 Cor. 10:16; Rev. 5:12, 13; invocation of good, benediction, Jas. 3:10; a divine blessing, Rom. 15:29; a gif... It appears 13 times in the King James Bible.
The word eulogia (G2129) appears 13 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2129 is eulogia, a Greek word defined as: pr. good speaking; fair speech, flattery, Rom. 16:18; in NT blessing, praise, celebration, 1 Cor. 10:16; Rev. 5:12, 13; invocation of good, benedictio. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eulogia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.