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μακάριος

makariosblessedHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective50 occurrences11 books49 verses

Definition

μακάριος, -α, -ον

(collat. form of poët. μάκαρ, in Hom., Hes., chiefly of the gods and the departed), [in LXX for אֹשֶׁר ;]

blessed, happy (DCG, i, 177, 213): θεός (δυνάστης), 1 Timothy 1:11; 6:15; ἐλπίς, Titus 2:13; esp. in congratulations, usually with the omission of the copula (M, Pr., 180; B1., § 30, 3), μ. ὁ, Matthew 5:3 ff., Luke 6:20 ff. John 20:29, Revelation 1:3, al.; before ptcp., Luke 1:45, al.; ὅς, Matthew 11:6, Luke 7:23, Romans 4:7-8; ὅτι, Matthew 13:16, al.; ἐάν, John 13:17, 1 Corinthians 7:40; compar., μ. . . . μᾶλλον, Acts 20:35; -ώτερος, 1 Corinthians 7:40

Synonyms: εὐλογητός, q.v

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μακάριος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

50 total
  1. Matthew 5:3Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  2. Matthew 5:4Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  3. Matthew 5:5Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
  4. Matthew 5:6Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  5. Matthew 5:7Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
  6. Matthew 5:8Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
  7. Matthew 5:9Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
  8. Matthew 5:10Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  9. Matthew 5:11Μακάριοί · Blessed
    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
  10. Matthew 11:6μακάριός · Blessed
    Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
  11. Matthew 13:16μακάριοι · blessed [are]
    But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
  12. Matthew 16:17Μακάριος · Blessed
    Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
  13. Matthew 24:46μακάριος · Blessed [is]
    Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
  14. Luke 1:45μακαρία · Blessed [is]
    Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
  15. Luke 6:20Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
  16. Luke 6:21Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]; Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
  17. Luke 6:22Μακάριοί · Blessed
    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  18. Luke 7:23μακάριός · Blessed
    Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
  19. Luke 10:23Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
  20. Luke 11:27Μακαρία · Blessed
    As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
  21. Luke 11:28μακάριοι · Blessed
    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
  22. Luke 12:37μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
  23. Luke 12:38μακάριοί · blessed
    Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
  24. Luke 12:43μακάριος · Blessed [is]
    Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
  25. Luke 14:14μακάριος · blessed
    …and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
  26. Luke 14:15Μακάριος · Blessed [is everyone]
    When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
  27. Luke 23:29Μακάριαι · Blessed [are]
    Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
  28. John 13:17μακάριοί · blessed
    If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
  29. John 20:29μακάριοι · blessed [are]
    Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
  30. Acts 20:35Μακάριόν · blessed
    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
  31. Acts 26:2μακάριον · fortunate
    “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
  32. Romans 4:7Μακάριοι · Blessed
    “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
  33. Romans 4:8μακάριος · Blessed [is]
    Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
  34. Romans 14:22μακάριος · Blessed [is]
    Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
  35. 1 Corinthians 7:40μακαριωτέρα · happier
    In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
  36. 1 Timothy 1:11μακαρίου · blessed
    …that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
  37. 1 Timothy 6:15μακάριος · blessed
    …which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
  38. Titus 2:13μακαρίαν · blessed
    …as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
  39. James 1:12Μακάριος · Blessed [is the]
    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
  40. James 1:25μακάριος · blessed
    But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
  41. 1 Peter 3:14μακάριοι · [you are] blessed
    But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
  42. 1 Peter 4:14μακάριοι · [you are] blessed
    If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
  43. Revelation 1:3Μακάριος · Blessed [is]
    Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
  44. Revelation 14:13Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
  45. Revelation 16:15μακάριος · Blessed [is]
    “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
  46. Revelation 19:9Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
  47. Revelation 20:6μακάριος · Blessed
    Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
  48. Revelation 22:7μακάριος · Blessed [is]
    “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”
  49. Revelation 22:14Μακάριοι · Blessed [are]
    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.