- Original: εὐδοκέω
- Transliteration: Eudokeo
- Phonetic: yoo-dok-eh'-o
- Definition:
1. it seems good to one, is one's good pleasure
a. think it good, choose, determine, decide
b. to do willingly
c. to be ready to, to prefer, choose rather
2. to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, to be favourably inclined towards one
- Origin: from
G2095 and
G1380
- TDNT entry: 14:18,3
- Part(s) of speech: Verb
- Strong's: From
G2095 and
G1380 ; to think well of that is approve (an act); specifically to approbate (a person or thing): - think good (be well) please (-d) be the good (have take) pleasure be willing.
Total KJV Occurrences: 20
• good, 1
1 Thessalonians 3:1
• pleased, 12
Mat 3:17; Mat 12:18; Mat 17:5; Mar 1:11;
Luke 3:22;
Romans 15:26;
Romans 15:27;
1 Corinthians 1:21;
1 Corinthians 10:5;
Galatians 1:15;
Colossians 1:19;
2 Peter 1:17
• pleasure, 5
2 Corinthians 12:10;
2 Thessalonians 2:12;
Hebrews 10:6;
Hebrews 10:8;
Hebrews 10:38
• willing, 2
2 Corinthians 5:8;
1 Thessalonians 2:8