“to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper)”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. to speak well of, in NT to bless, ascribe praise and glorification, Lk. 1:64; to bless, invoke a blessing upon, Mt. 5:44; to bless, confer a favor or blessing upon, Eph. 1:3; Heb. 6:14; pass. to be blessed, to be an object of favor or blessing, Lk. 1:28
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Etymology
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7 of 44
“And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he am…”