“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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2 of 44
“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the di…”