A Living Eulogy

Ephesians 1:3-5 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

eulogeō G2127 yü-lo-ge'-ō (v.)

Based on the root words, eu ("well," "good") and logos ("word"); "to speak well of"

Outline of Biblical Usage

1. to praise, celebrate with praises
2. to invoke blessings
3. to consecrate a thing with solemn prayers
   1. to ask God's blessing on a thing
   2. pray God to bless it to one's use
   3. pronounce a consecratory blessing on
4. of God
   1. to cause to prosper, to make happy, to bestow blessings on
   2. favoured of God, blessed

The KJV translates Strongs G2127 in the following manner: bless (43x), praise (1x).

• Matthew 14:19 - Jesus blesses the loaves and the fishes
• Matthew 21:9 - The triumphal entry
• Matthew 26:26 - Jesus blesses the bread and the wine
• Luke 24:50 - Jesus blesses his disciples
• Hebrews 11:13,20-21 All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. … It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau. It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff.
• Luke 6:27-28 But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.

eulogētos G2128 yü-lo-gā-to's (adj.)

Outline of Biblical Usage

1. blessed, praised

The KJV translates Strongs G2128 in the following manner: blessed (said of God) (8x).

eulogia G2129 yü-lo-gē'-ä (n.)

Outline of Biblical Usage

1. praise, laudation, panegyric: of Christ or God
2. fine discourse, polished language
   1. in a bad sense, language artfully adapted to captivate the hearer: fair speaking, fine speeches
3. an invocation of blessing, benediction
4. consecration
5. a (concrete) blessing, benefit

The KJV translates Strongs G2129 in the following manner: blessing (11x), bounty (2x), bountifully (with G1909) (2x), fair speech (1x).

James 3:7-12 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.

Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world."