euphrainō · rejoice, celebrate

What it means

euphrainō (εὐφραίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “rejoice, celebrate”.

Make glad; in the passive, rejoice, celebrate.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To cause someone else to rejoice.
2. To feel joy over something good that happened or that God did.
3. To feast and rejoice together.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• celebrate ×5
• Rejoice ×4
• be merry ×1
• celebrating ×1
• one who makes glad ×1
• they were rejoicing ×1
• was glad ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×6
• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×1
• Revelation×3

• Luke 12:19

  And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’

• Luke 15:23

  and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let us eat and celebrate,

• Luke 15:24

  because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

• Luke 15:29

  But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look, so many years I have been slaving for you, and I never broke your command, and to me you never gave a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends;

• Luke 15:32

  But it was necessary to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life, and was lost and has been found.’”

• Luke 16:19

  Now there was a certain rich man, and he used to dress in purple and fine linen, celebrating splendidly every day.

• Acts 2:26

  Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; and moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope,

• Acts 7:41

  And they made a calf in those days and offered a sacrifice to the idol, and they were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

• Romans 15:10

  And again it says: Rejoice, nations, with his people.

• 2 Corinthians 2:2

  For if I grieve you, then who is the one who makes glad me except the one who is grieved by me?

• Galatians 4:27

  For it is written: Rejoice, barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in labor; because many are the children of the desolate one, more than of her who has a husband.

• Revelation 11:10

  And those who live on the earth rejoice over them and celebrate, and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who live on the earth.

• Revelation 12:12

  Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! Woe to the earth and the sea, because the Devil has come down to you with great fury, knowing that he has little time.”

• Revelation 18:20

  Rejoice over her, heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has judged your case against her.