2129

2129 εὐλογία eulogia [yoo-log-ee’-ah] from the same as 2127 eulogeo from the compound 2095 eu well done and 3056 logos word; n f; TDNT-2:754,275; [{See TDNT 271 }] AV-blessing 11, bounty 2, bountifully + 1909 2, fair speech 1; 16

1) praise, laudation, panegyric: of Christ or God

2) fine discourse, polished language

2a) in a bad sense, language artfully adapted to captivate the hearer: fair speaking, fine speeches

3) an invocation of blessing, benediction

4) consecration

5) a (concrete) blessing, benefit

• Distinguished from the verb makaeizo, adj makarios, or noun makarismos, meaning to "count as happy".