Quick Definition
εὐλογία, ας, ἡ n.f. adulation, praise, blessing
Strong's Definition
from the same as 2127; fine speaking, i.e. elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e. (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or largess
KJV Usage: blessing (a matter of) bounty (X -tifully), fair speech
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ας | λέγω
33.356 · Communication · Praise
to praise, to speak well of to speak of something in favorable terms
33.366 · Communication · Flatter
flattery, flattering talk excessive praise In some languages flattery is expressed in a descriptive manner, for example, ‘to say that a person is wonderful when he really isn’t.’ Sometimes flattery is expressed idiomatically, for example, ‘to use big words about a small person’ or ‘to call a donkey a man.’
33.470 · Communication · Bless, Curse
to bless, blessing to ask God to bestow divine favor on, with the implication that the verbal act itself constitutes a significant benefit In a number of languages the closest equivalent of ‘to bless’ is ‘to pray God on behalf of’ or ‘to ask God to do something good for.’
88.70 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Kindness, Harshness
blessing, benefit (derivative of εὐλογέω[c] ‘to bless,’ 88.69) the content of the act of blessing In ROM 15:29 this blessing is something which Christ has extended to Paul, in other words, a type of special favor granted to Paul by Christ.
57.105 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
gift, blessing, contribution (derivative of εὐλογέω[b] ‘to bless,’ 33.470) that which is bestowed or given as a blessing or benefit
59.56 · Quantity · Abundance, Excess, Sparing
Collocation: ἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαις
large amount, abundant amount, abundance (an idiom, literally: on the basis of blessings) a large amount of something, with the implication of blessing or benefit In translating 2CO 9:6 it may be necessary to indicate clearly the objects which form the abundance, for example, ‘the one who plants a great deal of grain will reap a very large crop.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐλογία, -as, ἡ, (εὔλογος) ; Sept. for 7373; Vulg. benedictio; as in class. Grk. 1. praise, laudation, panegyric: of God or Christ, Rev. v. 12, 13; vii. 12. BA. fine discourse, polished language: Plat. rep. 3 p. 400 d.; Luce. Lexiph. 1; in a bad sense, language artfully adapted to captivate the hearer, fair speaking, fine speeches: Ro. xvi. 18 (joined with χρηστολογία, the latter relating to the substance, εὐλογία to the expression); plur. in XVil. 2; Aesop, fab. 229 p. 150 ed. Cor. ἐὰν σὺ εὐλογίας εὐπορῇς, ἔγωγέ σου οὐ κήδομαι. [but why not gen. sing.?]. Bya usage unknown to native Grks. 3. an invocation of blessings, benediction: Heb. xii. 17; Jas. iii. 10, (Gen. XXxvii. 35 sq. 38, al.; Sir. iii. 8; xxxvii. 24; Joseph. antt. 4, 8,44); see εὐλογέω, 2. 4. consecration: τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, the consecrated cup (for that this is the meaning is evident from the explanatory adjunct ὃ εὐλο-
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εὐλογία eulogia 16x
pr. good speaking; fair speech, flattery, Rom. 16:18; in NT blessing, praise, celebration, 1 Cor. 10:16; Rev. 5:12, 13; invocation of good, benediction, Jas. 3:10; a divine blessing, Rom. 15:29; a gift, benevolence, 2 Cor. 9:5; a frank gift, as opposed to πλεονεξία, 2 Cor. 9:5; ἐπ’ εὐλογίαις, liberally, 2 Cor. 9:6
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εὐλογία, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for בְּרָכָה ;]
fair speaking, flattering speech: χρηστολογίας καὶ εὐ., Ro 16:18.
praise: of God (as in late Inscr.; LS, s.v.) and Christ, Re 5:12, 13 7:12
In LXX and NT: blessing, benediction;
the act of blessing: I Co 10:16, He 12:17, Ja 3:10;
concrete, a blessing: Ro 15:29, II Co 9:5, 6, Ga 3:14, Eph 1:3, He 6:7, I Pe 3:9 (cf. De 11:26, Si 7:32, al.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εὐλογία. With the use of the verb in OGZS 73 (see s.v. εὐλογέω), cf. 76. 74 (from the Thebaid—s.c. 247-221) Θεοῦ εὐλογία" Θεύδοτος Awplwvos ᾿Ιουδαῖος σωθεὶς ἐκ πελί(άγ)ους. See also Pretsigke 317 Evdoyla Κυρίου, and from Christian times the vase inscr. 7, 1117 Εἰὐλογία tod ἁγίου Μηνᾶ. The subst. is used as a Christian title of address in P Lond 89118 (iv/A.D.) (=III. p. 242, Chrest. I. p. 757) a letter to a Bishop—ywecke(v) σε βούλομαι, ὦ ἀγαπητὲ πάτερ, ὅτι ὅτε ἀπήντησα τῷ δουκὶ μετὰ τῆς HvAoylals σου, ἐδέξατο αὐτήν κτὰ. For εὐλογία in the sense of a ‘‘good report” cf. P Oxy I. 658 (iii/iv a.p.) εἰ δὲ ἔχετε εὐλογίαν τινὰ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀνέρχεσθε ἅμα αὐτῷ καὶ λέγετε, “if you have anything to say in his favour, come with him and tell me” (Edd.): cf. Aristeas 161. The adj. is found = ‘‘reasonable,” ‘‘probable,”’ in P Tor I. 1¥-2 (B.c. 117) οὐθενὸς εὐλόγου ἀντεχόμενον : cf. OGZS 504° (A.D. 128-9), 669! (i/A-D.), and for the adverb P Oxy IV. 71828 (a.p. 180-192).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εὐλογία (eulogia) — praise. εὐλογ-ία, ἡ, good or fine language, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. plausibility, ἔχει τινὰ εὐλογίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; habet εὐλογίαν [NT+1st c.BC+]; ἡ τοῦ δόγματος εὐ. probably in [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. praise, eulogy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; good fame, glory, ἀγήραντος εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. especiallypraise to God, [LXX+NT]
III. act of blessing, opposed to κατάρα, [LXX+NT]
III.2. blessing called down or bestowed, [LXX+NT]
III.3. gift, bounty, [LXX+NT]; ὁ σπείρων ἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαις ἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει bountifully,[Refs 1st c.AD+]