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euōdía

fragrance, sweet smell

Say it: yoo-o-DEE-ah (approximate)

εὐωδία

What it means

A pleasant smell. In 5:2, Christ's self-giving was "an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma," the language of Old Testament sacrifices. In 2 Corinthians 2:15, believers are "the aroma of Christ."

Range of meaning

  • FragranceA pleasant smell.
  • AromaScent of a sacrifice.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 5

    "For a sweet-smelling fragrance" (5:2).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2175 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources