well/well done!
eu expresses a favorable or commendatory manner or outcome, including doing good, faring well, and receiving praise.
The attested uses present a favorable manner, result, or evaluation: actions may be done beneficially, people may fare favorably, and faithful service may receive commendation.
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Favorable action, outcome, or commendation · dominant
The adverb occurs in clauses about keeping oneself from specified practices and thereby doing favorably in Acts 15:29, about a favorable outcome in Ephesians 6:3, and about doing good to the poor in Mark 14:7. In Matthew 25:21 and Matthew 25:23, it stands in the master's opening commendation of a slave described as faithful over a few things; the APB renders the address "Well done."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the adverb through varied clause renderings: "do well," "go well," "do good," and "Well done." These renderings show the verses' overall favorable action, outcome, or commendation rather than a fixed English equivalent.