Word study · Greek
eudokéō
be pleased
Say it: yoo-dok-EH-oh (approximate)
εὐδοκέω
What it means
To be well pleased, to think good. In 1:19, "it was the Father's good pleasure" that all the fullness dwell in Christ. Also used at Jesus' baptism: "in you I am well pleased."
Range of meaning
- Be pleasedTake delight.
- Think goodDecide gladly.
In Colossians
- Chapter 1
"It was the Father's good pleasure" (1:19).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2106 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources