Strong’s G2114 · Greek
εὐθυμέω
euthyméō · yoo-thoo-meh'-o
Origin from εὔθυμος (G2115);
Meaning to cheer up, i.e. (intransitively) be cheerful; neuter comparative (adverbially) more cheerfully
In the King James Version be of good cheer (merry).
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Acts 27:22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
- Acts 27:25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
- James 5:13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.