King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3106
Transliteration: makarizō
Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ar-id'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bless
Meaning: to bless
μακαρίζω; Attic future μακαριω (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32)); (μακάριος); from Homer down; the Sept. for אֵשֵּׁר; to pronounce blessed: τινα, Luke 1:48; James 5:11 (here Vulg.beatifico).
Word Summary
makarizō: to bless
Original Word: μακαρίζωTransliteration: makarizō
Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ar-id'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bless
Meaning: to bless
Strong's Concordance
call blessed, count happy. From makarios; to beatify, i.e. Pronounce (or esteem) fortunate -- call blessed, count happy.
see GREEK makarios
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3106: μακαρίζωμακαρίζω; Attic future μακαριω (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32)); (μακάριος); from Homer down; the Sept. for אֵשֵּׁר; to pronounce blessed: τινα, Luke 1:48; James 5:11 (here Vulg.beatifico).