μακαρίζω
makarizō · call blessed
Greek word · Strong’s number G3106 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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makarizō (μακαρίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “call blessed”.
Call fortunate.
How to say it
ma·ka·ri·zō
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
- To deem someone blessed.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- we count happy ×1
- will call happy ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 1:48
for he has looked upon the lowliness of his slave. For look, from now on all generations will call me happy,
- James 5:11
Look, we count happy those who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the outcome given by the Lord, that the Lord is full of compassion and merciful.