Quick Definition
εὐφροσύνη, ης, ἡ n.f. joy, gladness
Strong's Definition
joyfulness
Derivation: from the same as G2165 (εὐφραίνω);
KJV Usage: gladness, joy
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐφροσύνη, -ns, 7, (εὔφρων [well-minded, cheerful ]), fr. Hom. down; good cheer, joy, gladness: Acts ii. 28 (Ps. xv. (xvi.) 11); xiv. 17.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εὐφροσύνη euphrosynē 2x
joy, gladness, rejoicing, Acts 2:28; 14:17*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εὐφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(< εὔφρων, cheerful) [in LXX chiefly for שִׂמְחָה ;]
rejoicing, gladness: Ac 2:28 (LXX) 14:17.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εὐφροσύνη. P Lips I. 119% 1(a.D. 274) εὐφροσύνην ἂν παρέσχεν τὴν τελιοτάτην. The word occurs as a proper name in Preisioke 457 (ili/B.c.) “Iwdvva Evdpootvy: cf. the Christian letter P Oxy VI. 93979 (iv/a.D.) (= Selections, p. 129) διὰ Εἰὐφροσύvov. For the adj. see Predsigke 411 (iii/iv A.D.) where in a sepulchral inscr. a certain Serapion is eulogized as φιλότεκνε φιλογύναιε φιλόφιλε εὐφρόσυνε ἄλυπε χρηστέ, and P Lond V. 16848 (mid. vi/A.D.) ἐν εὐφροσύνῳ εἰμι, where the editor notes that the meaning may be “1 have a good opportunity,” or merely “1 am glad.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εὐφροσύνη (euphrosunē) — joy. εὐφροσύνη, Epic dialect ἐϋφρ-, ἡ, (εὔφρων) mirth, merriment, γέλω τε καὶ εὐφροσύνην παρέχουσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of a banquet, good cheer, festivily, οὐ.. τί φημι χαριέστερον εἶναι ἢ ὅτ᾽ ἐϋφροσύνη μὲν ἔχῃ κατὰ δῆμον ἅπαντα κτλ[Refs 6th c.BC+] is cheered with glad thoughts, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; festivities, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ χαρὰ καὶ ἡ εὐ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]: also in later Prose, [LXX+NT+4th c.BC+]; εὐ. ψυχῆς οἶνος πινόμενος [LXX]
II. proper name, [Refs], one of the Graces, [Refs 8th c.BC+]