Word Summary
makarismos: a declaration of blessedness
Original Word: μακαρισμόςTransliteration: makarismos
Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ar-is-mos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a declaration of blessedness
Meaning: a declaration of blessedness
Strong's Concordance
blessedness.
From makarizo; beatification, i.e. Attribution of good fortune -- blessedness.
see GREEK makarizo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3108: μακαρισμόςμακαρισμός,
μακαρισμου,
ὁ (
μακαρίζω),
declaration of blessedness:
Romans 4:9;
Galatians 4:15;
λέγειν τόν μακαρισμόν τίνος,
to utter a declaration of blessedness upon one, a fuller way of saying
μακαρίζειν τινα,
to pronounce one blessed, Romans 4:6. (
Plato, rep. 9, p. 591 d.; (
Aristotle, rhet. 1, 9, 34);
Plutarch, mor., p. 471 c.; ecclesiastical writings.)