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Lexicon :: Strong's G3107 - makarios

Aa
μακάριος
Transliteration
makarios (Key)
Pronunciation
mak-ar'-ee-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of the poetical makar (meaning the same)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:362,548

Strong’s Definitions

μακάριος makários, mak-ar'-ee-os; a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ mákar (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off:—blessed, happy(X -ier).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's G3107 in the following manner: blessed (44x), happy (5x), happier (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's G3107 in the following manner: blessed (44x), happy (5x), happier (1x).

  1. blessed, happy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μακάριος makários, mak-ar'-ee-os; a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ mákar (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off:—blessed, happy(X -ier).
STRONGS G3107:
μακάριος, μακαρία, μακάριον (poetic μάκαρ) (from Pindar, Plato down), blessed, happy: joined to names of God, 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:15 (cf. μακαρες Θεοί in Homer and Hesiod); ἐλπίς, Titus 2:13; as a predicate, Acts 20:35; 1 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 4:14; ἡγοῦμαι τινα μακάριον, Acts 26:2; μακαραριος ἐν τίνι, James 1:25. In congratulations, the reason why one is to be pronounced blessed is expressed by a noun or by a participle taking the place of the subject, μακάριος ὁ etc. (Hebrew פְּ אַשְׁרֵי, Psalm 1:1; Deuteronomy 33:29, etc.) blessed the man, who etc. (Winer's Grammar, 551 (512f)): Matthew 5:3-11; Luke 6:20-22; John 20:29; Revelation 1:3; Revelation 16:15; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 22:14; by the addition to the noun of a participle which takes the place of a predicate, Luke 1:45; Luke 10:23; Luke 11:27; Revelation 14:13; followed by ὅς with a finite verb, Matthew 11:6; Luke 7:23; Luke 14:15; Romans 4:7f; the subject noun intervening, Luke 12:37, 43; Luke 23:29; James 1:12; μακάριοι... ὅτι, Matthew 13:16; Matthew 16:17; Luke 14:14; followed by ἐάν, John 13:17; 1 Corinthians 7:40. (See Schmidt, chapter 187, 7.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
33:29
Psalms
1:1
Matthew
5:3; 5:4; 5:5; 5:6; 5:7; 5:8; 5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 11:6; 13:16; 16:17
Luke
1:45; 6:20; 6:21; 6:22; 7:23; 10:23; 11:27; 12:37; 12:43; 14:14; 14:15; 23:29
John
13:17; 20:29
Acts
20:35; 26:2
Romans
4:7
1 Corinthians
7:40
1 Timothy
1:11; 6:15
Titus
2:13
James
1:12; 1:25
1 Peter
3:14; 4:14
Revelation
1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3107 matches the Greek μακάριος (makarios),
which occurs 42 times in 40 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:13 - And Leah named him Asher,[fn] for she said, “What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8 - How happy your people[fn] must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:7 - How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!
Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:12 - Submit to God’s royal son,[fn] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:1 -

A psalm[fn] of David.

Oh, what joy for those
whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sin is put out of sight!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 - Yes, what joy for those
whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,[fn]
whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:12 - What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD,
whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - Taste and see that the LORD is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 - Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD,
who have no confidence in the proud
or in those who worship idols.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 -

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 - What joy for those you choose to bring near,
those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us
inside your holy Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:4 - What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises. Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:5 - What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:12 - O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
what joy for those who trust in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:15 - Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:12 - Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,
those you teach with your instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3 - There is joy for those who deal justly with others
and always do what is right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:1 - [fn] Praise the LORD!
How joyful are those who fear the LORD
and delight in obeying his commands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:1 -

Aleph[fn]

Joyful are people of integrity,
who follow the instructions of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2 - Joyful are those who obey his laws
and search for him with all their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!
He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

How joyful are those who fear the LORD—
all who follow his ways!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:2 - You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
How joyful and prosperous you will be!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:8 - O Babylon, you will be destroyed.
Happy is the one who pays you back
for what you have done to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:9 - Happy is the one who takes your babies
and smashes them against the rocks!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:15 - Yes, joyful are those who live like this!
Joyful indeed are those whose God is the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:5 - But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[fn] as their helper,
whose hope is in the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gains understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 - Joyful are those who listen to me,
watching for me daily at my gates,
waiting for me outside my home!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:7 - The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 - Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[fn]
but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17 - Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader
and whose leaders feast at the proper time
to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 - So the LORD must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the LORD is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9 - Even the strongest will quake with terror,
and princes will flee when they see your battle flags,”
says the LORD, whose fire burns in Zion,
whose flame blazes from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:20 - the LORD will greatly bless his people.
Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops will spring up.
Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:2 - Blessed are all those
who are careful to do this.
Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest
and keep themselves from doing wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:12 - And blessed are those who wait and remain until the end of the 1,335 days!
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