be cheerful
euthumeo describes being encouraged in the face of danger or hardship and expressing a cheerful condition in praise.
The attested use describes encouragement or good spirits: in Acts 27:22 and Acts 27:25 it is urged amid threatened shipwreck, while James 5:13 presents it as the condition paired with singing praise.
Senses in use
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Encouragement amid threatened loss · dominant
In Acts 27:22, the present active infinitive occurs after an urging made because no life will be lost, though the ship will be. In Acts 27:25, the present active plural form addresses the men as confidence is expressed that events will occur as spoken.
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A condition answered with praise · occasional
In James 5:13, the present active singular indicative names the condition contrasted with enduring hardship; the APB renders the following response as singing praise.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “be cheerful” in Acts 27:22 and Acts 27:25 and asks whether anyone is “cheerful” in James 5:13. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than define each form independently.