Word study · Greek

eulogía

blessing

Say it: yoo-log-EE-ah (approximate)

εὐλογία

What it means

A blessing, from eu, "good," and logos, "word." Paul calls the Lord's Supper cup "the cup of blessing" (10:16), which echoes the third cup of the Jewish Passover meal.

Range of meaning

  • BlessingA good word spoken.
  • PraiseWords of thanks.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 10

    "The cup of blessing which we bless" (10:16).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2129 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources