makarismos denotes a stated condition of blessing, applied to the person counted righteous and recalled as a former response.

The occurrences present makarismos as a condition or pronouncement of blessing: in Romans it concerns the person to whom God counts righteousness apart from works, while Galatians recalls a former sense of blessing among its readers.

1. A condition of blessing · dominant

   In Romans 4:6, the accusative singular form occurs in the statement about the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works; the APB renders the clause "concerning the blessedness of the man." In Romans 4:9, the nominative singular form is the subject of the question whether this condition is upon the circumcised or also upon the uncircumcised.

   Romans 4:6Romans 4:9
2. A former sense of blessing · occasional

   In Galatians 4:15, the nominative singular form is asked about as something formerly present: the APB renders, "Where then is that former sense of blessing you had?" The following statement about giving one's eyes describes the intensity of that earlier response.

   Galatians 4:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "blessedness" in Romans 4:6 and Romans 4:9, and "former sense of blessing" in Galatians 4:15. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than supplying a precise lexical distinction.