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μακάριος
Vocabulary form:
makavrioV, -ia, -ion
Definition:
blessed, happy
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
50
GK:
3421
Root:
makario
Cognates:
Metzger, Lexical Aids, suggests the cognate macarism, which is a beatitude.
Mnemonics:
Macaroni and cheese makes me happy!
Mnemonic Singing:
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 5:3 | “Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 5:4 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. |
| Matthew 5:5 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. |
| Matthew 5:6 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be fully satisfied. |
| Matthew 5:7 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. |
| Matthew 5:8 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are the pure in heart, for they will see God. |
| Matthew 5:9 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. |
| Matthew 5:10 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 5:11 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are you when others revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely on account of me. |
| Matthew 11:6 | And blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the one who does not stumble because of me.” |
| Matthew 13:16 | But blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. |
| Matthew 16:17 | And Jesus responded, saying to him, “Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. |
| Matthew 24:46 | Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he returns. |
| Luke 1:45 | Blessed (makaria | μακαρία | nom sg fem) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” |
| Luke 6:20 | Then, looking up at his disciples, he said: “Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. |
| Luke 6:21 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are you who weep now, for you will laugh. |
| Luke 6:22 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil on account of the Son of Man! |
| Luke 7:23 | And blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is whoever is not offended by me.” |
| Luke 10:23 | Having turned to the disciples, he said to them privately, “Fortunate (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are the eyes that see what you see! |
| Luke 11:27 | While he was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed (makaria | μακαρία | nom sg fem) is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that nursed you!” |
| Luke 11:28 | But he said, “On the contrary, blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” |
| Luke 12:37 | Fortunate (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself for service, have them recline at table, and will come and serve them. |
| Luke 12:38 | If he comes in the second or in the third watch and finds it so, those ones are fortunate (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc). |
| Luke 12:43 | Fortunate (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find doing so. |
| Luke 14:14 | Then you will be blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc), because they do not have a way to pay you back, for there will be a repayment for you at the resurrection of the righteous.“ |
| Luke 14:15 | When one of those reclining at table with him heard him say these things, he said to him, “Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the person who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” |
| Luke 23:29 | For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Blessed (makariai | μακάριαι | nom pl fem) are the barren and the wombs that never gave birth and the breasts that never nursed!’ |
| John 13:17 | If you know these things, blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are you if you put them into practice. |
| John 20:29 | Jesus said to them, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those who have not seen me, yet believe.” |
| Acts 20:35 | In all this I have shown you that by working in this way you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed (makarion | μακάριον | nom sg neut) to give than to receive.’” |
| Acts 26:2 | “Regarding all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate (makarion | μακάριον | acc sg masc) that it is before you that I am about to make my defense today, |
| Romans 4:7 | “Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. |
| Romans 4:8 | Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account.” |
| Romans 14:22 | The faith that you have, keep as your own conviction before God. Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the one who has no reason to condemn himself for what he approves. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:40 | But in my opinion she will be happier (makariōtera | μακαριωτέρα | nom sg fem comparative) if she remains as she is. And I believe that I too have the Spirit of God. |
| 1 Timothy 1:11 | in conformity to the gospel of the glory of the blessed (makariou | μακαρίου | gen sg masc) God with which I was entrusted. |
| 1 Timothy 6:15 | which he will make known at the proper time. To the Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, |
| Titus 2:13 | waiting for the blessed (makarian | μακαρίαν | acc sg fem) hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, |
| James 1:12 | Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the man who remains steadfast when tested, because once he is shown to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. |
| James 1:25 | But the person who looks intently into the perfect law, the law that provides liberty, and continues in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an active doer — he will be blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) in his doing. |
| 1 Peter 3:14 | But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are you. And do not fear their threats or be troubled, |
| 1 Peter 4:14 | If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc), because the Spirit of glory, that is, the Spirit of God, is resting on you. |
| Revelation 1:3 | Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and those who hear and keep what is written in it, for the time is near. |
| Revelation 14:13 | And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes indeed!” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their labors, because their deeds will follow them!” |
| Revelation 16:15 | (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes at hand, so that he will not be caught naked and his shameful condition be seen.”) |
| Revelation 19:9 | And the angel said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.” |
| Revelation 20:6 | Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. |
| Revelation 22:7 | “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed (makarios | μακάριος | nom sg masc) is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” |
| Revelation 22:14 | Blessed (makarioi | μακάριοι | nom pl masc) are those who wash their robes, so they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. |
Mnemonics
Mnemonic
It will be a blessed day when I can get the song Macarena out of my head.
Jehu said: "I am happy and
Jehu said: "I am happy and blessed because my car is awesome!"