Strong’s G3106 · Greek
μακαρίζω
makarízō · mak-ar-id'-zo
Origin from μακάριος (G3107);
Meaning to beatify, i.e. pronounce (or esteem) fortunate
In the King James Version call blessed, count happy.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 1:48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
- James 5:11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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.