Quick Definition
εὐψυχέω v. I am of good cheer
Strong's Definition
to be in good spirits, i.e. feel encouraged
Derivation: from a compound of G2095 (εὖ) and G5590 (ψυχή);
KJV Usage: be of good comfort
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ψύχομαι
25.146 · Attitudes and Emotions · Encouragement, Consolation
to be encouraged, to take courage, to become encouraged to be or to become encouraged and hence cheerful In some languages the equivalent of ‘to become encouraged’ is ‘to have one’s heart return’ or ‘to have one’s liver stand up again’ or ‘to have one’s heart become hard again.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐψυχέω, -ῶ; (εὔψυχος. ; to be of good courage, to be of a cheerful spirit: Phil. ii. 19. (Joseph. antt. 11, 6, 9; [Poll. 3, 28 § 135 fin.]; in epitaphs, εὐψύχει ! 1. q. Lat. have pia anima !)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εὐψυχέω eupsycheō 1x
to be animated, encouraged, in good spirits, Phil. 2:19*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† εὐψυχέω, -ῶ
(< εὔψυχος, courageous),
to be of good courage: Phl 2:19.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εὐψυχέω. The force of this rare verb, as in Phil 219, comes out well in a letter from a wife to her husband, BGU IV. 10971% (time of Claudius or Nero) ἐϊγὼ γὰρ otX° ὀλιγωρῶ, ἀλλὰ εὐψυχοῦσα πα[ραμένω. It is found, instead of the usual χαίρειν, in the salutation of a letter of condolence, P Oxy I. 115+ (ii/A.D.) (= Selectéons, p. 96) ἙΠρήνη Taovvedpe καὶ Φίλωνι εὐψυχεῖν. See also Hermas Vis. i. iii. 2 σὺ μόνον μὴ ῥᾳθυμήσῃς, ἀλλὰ εὐψύχει Kal ἰσχυροποίει σου τὸν οἶκον. Εἰὐψύχει is very common in sepulchral inscrr., as Preisigke 46 Νίγερ paxatpodédpos, εὐψύχι, (ἐτῶν) ξ. For the subst. see Sy/J 686°° (ii/A.D.) ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον δὲ καὶ ἀρετῆς Kal εὐψυχίας ἦλθεν.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εὐψυχέω (eupsucheō) — be glad. εὐψῡχ-έω, to be of good courage, [NT+1st c.AD+]
II. εὐψύχει farewell! a common inscription on tombs, [Refs]
II.2. εὐψυχεῖν, ={χαίρειν}, in a letter of condolence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]