Lexicon
εὐθυμέω
euthumeō
G2114
G:V Greek

be cheerful

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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