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1 εὐλογία
εὐλογία, ας, ἡ (s. prec. two entries; Pind.+).① act of speaking in favorable terms, praise (Pind., Thu. et al.; OGI 74 [III B.C.] θεοῦ εὐλογία. Θεύδοτος Ἰουδαῖος σωθεὶς ἐκ πελάγους; Sb 317; 1117; T. Kellis 22, 11f; Herm. Wr. 1, 30 εὐ. τ. πατρὶ θεῷ; 2 Esdr 19:5; Sir 50:20; Jos., Ant. 11, 80 εἰς θεόν) Rv 5:12f; 7:12.② in an extended sense of ‘fine speaking’ (Pla., Rep. 3, 400d; Lucian, Lexiph. 1), ἐ. is used in a pejorative sense (Aesop 274 and 274b H.=155 P., 222 Ch., 160 H-H. uses the adj. εὔλογος of an argument that sounds good but is false; cp. Lucian, Abdic. 22) and specifically of words that are well chosen but untrue, false eloquence, flattery Ro 16:18 (v.l. εὐγλωττίας).③ act or benefit of blessing, blessingⓐ by which persons call down God’s grace upon other persons (opp. κατάρα, as Gen 27:12; Sir 3:9; Philo, Mos. 1, 283; Jos., Ant. 4, 302; TestBenj 6:5; JosAs 9:1) Js 3:10. Often the explanation of Hb 12:17 is thought to be given in Gen 27:38. Others place the passage under bα. ἡ εὐ. τοῦ Ζαχαρίου GJs 24:1.ⓑ of God’s activity in blessing (Wsd 15:19; Sir 11:22 al.) 1 Cl 31:1. ὁδοὶ τ. εὐλογίας the ways of blessing i.e. those which God blesses, ibid.α. as benefit bestowed by God or Christ (Gen 49:25; Ex 32:29; Lev 25:21 al.; PsSol 5:17; JosAs 24:6) μεταλαμβάνει εὐλογίας shares the blessing Hb 6:7 (but s. 4 below). εὐ. πνευματική spiritual blessing Eph 1:3. εὐ. Χριστοῦ Ro 15:29; κληρονομεῖν τὴν εὐ. Hb 12:17 (s. a above); 1 Pt 3:9. εὐ. τοῦ Ἀβραάμ Gal 3:14 (cp. Gen 28:4). ἐσχάτην εὐ. ultimate/finest blessing GJs 6:2 (cp. Just., D. 91, 1 εὐλογίᾳ, ἥν εὐλόγει τὸν Ἰωσήφ; also s. εὐλογέω 3).β. in a special sense of divine benefit bestowed in the Eucharist: blessing (εὐλογέω 2b) τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐ. the cup that conveys blessing, defined as ‘sharing in the blood of Christ’ 1 Cor 10:16 (JosAs 8:11 καὶ πιέτω ποτήριον εὐλογίας σου; here a technical term for the cup of wine drunk at the close of an Israelite’s meal; HGressmann, Sellin Festschr. 1927, 55ff; ROtto, The Kingdom of God and the Son of Man, tr. FFilson and BLee-Woolf, ’57, 265ff).ⓒ as benefit brought by humans (Gen 33:11; 1 Km 25:27; 4 Km 5:15.—Cyr. Scyth. uses εὐλογία=‘gift, bounty’ [from humans] without biblical influence: 68, 17 and 28; 217, 16; 238, 12; also εὐλογέω=bestow 137, 9) 2 Cor 9:5a; mng. 4 is in favor with some interpreters.④ Since the concept of blessing connotes the idea of bounty, εὐ. also bears the mng. generous gift, bounty (opp. πλεονεξία) 2 Cor 9:5b; perh. also 5a, s. 3c above. ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις (opp. φειδομένως) bountifully 9:6ab (Philo, Leg. All. 3, 210: ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις=in order that blessed influence might be felt). This may perh. be the place for Hb 6:7 (s. 3bα above) γῆ … μεταλαμβάνει εὐλογίας ἀπὸ τ. θεοῦ the earth receives rich bounty from God. RAC VI 900–928. JMateos, Análisis de un campo lexematico—Εὐλογία en el NT: Filologí a Neotestamentaria 1, ’88, 5–25; cp. Betz, 2 Cor 96–99, 103.—Renehan ’85, 73f. M-M. TW. -
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εὐτεκνίᾱ, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem nom /voc /acc dualεὐτεκνίᾱ, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)εὐτεκνίᾱ, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem nom /voc /acc dualεὐτεκνίᾱ, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)——————εὐτεκνίαι, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem nom /voc plεὐτεκνίᾱͅ, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)εὐτεκνίᾱͅ, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
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εὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem acc plεὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic)εὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem acc plεὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) -
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εὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem acc plεὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic)εὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem acc plεὐτεκνίᾱς, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) -
5 ευτεκνίη
εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem nom /voc sg (epic ionic)εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem nom /voc sg (epic ionic)——————εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem dat sg (epic ionic)εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem dat sg (epic ionic) -
6 ευτεκνίαι
εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem nom /voc plεὐτεκνίᾱͅ, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)εὐτεκνίᾱͅ, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
7 εὐτεκνίαι
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8 εὐλογέω
εὐλογέω impf. ηὐλόγουν and εὐλόγουν (W-S. §12, 5b; Rob. 367); fut. εὐλογήσω; 1 aor. εὐλόγησα (also ηὐ-LXX); pf. εὐλόγηκα. Pass.: 1 fut. pass. εὐλογηθήσομαι; pf. ptc. εὐλογημένος (also ηὐ-Is 61:9) (s. next entry; Trag.+; Ps.-Pla., Min. 320e; Isocr., Archid. 43; Ps.-Aristot., Rhet. ad Alex. 4, 1426a, 3ff; Polyb. 1, 14, 4; Cass. Dio 42, 28; Herm. Wr.; ins; PSI 405, 5 [III B.C.]; LXX, pseudepigr.; Philo, Joseph., Just.; Ath. 11, 2; Christian pap).① to say someth. commendatory, speak well of, praise, extol (so quite predom. outside our lit.; cp. ins Pfuhl-Möbius II, 1606, 2 [II A.D.] in sense of ‘speak well of someone’) τὸν θεόν (cp. CIG 4705b, 2 εὐλογῶ τὸν θεόν, i.e. Pan; 4706c, 2 τὴν Εἶσιν. Within Israelite tradition: εὐ. τὸν θεόν OGI 73, 1 [III B.C.]; PGM 4, 3050f; LXX; En 106:11; PsSol 2:33; TestSol 7:1 al.; Jos., Ant. 7, 380; SibOr 4, 25; Just., A I, 67, 2) Lk 1:64; 2:28; 24:53 (v.l. αἰνοῦντες); Js 3:9; MPol 14:2f. Christ as object οἱ ἰχθύες … σε εὐλογοῦσιν GJs 3:3; ἡ γῆ … σε εὐλογει MPol 19:2; cp. per me dominum benedic Papias (1:3). τὴν σὴν οἰκονομίαν AcPl Ha 3, 22. Also abs. give thanks and praise (TestAbr A 5 p. 82, 8 [Stone p. 12]) Mt 14:19; 26:26; Mk 6:41; 14:22; Lk 24:30; 1 Cor 14:16 (beside εὐχαριστέω as Herm. Wr. 1, 27. S. also the confession ins in FSteinleitner, D. Beicht 1913, 112). ἐπʼ αὐτούς over them Lk 9:16 D.② to ask for bestowal of special favor, esp. of calling down God’s gracious power, bless (LXX)ⓐ upon pers. τινά bless someone Mk 10:16 v.l. (for κατευλογέω). Lk 24:50f; Hb 7:1, 6f (cp. Gen 14:19; Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 1, 1 and 19; GJs 12:2, twice). Opp. καταρᾶσθαι (Gen 12:3; EpJer 65; Philo, Fuga 73, Mos. 2, 196; Jos., Bell. 6, 307) 1 Cl 15:3 (Ps 61:5). εὐ. τοὺς καταρωμένους those who curse Lk 6:28; D 1:3. τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς your persecutors Ro 12:14a. Of paternal blessings by Isaac (Gen 27) and Jacob (Gen 48) Hb 11:20f; B 13:4f. Priestly blessing GJs 7:2; 12:1 (for 6:2 s. 3 below). Abs. (Philo, Migr. Abr. 113 opp. καταρᾶσθαι) λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν when we are reviled we bless 1 Cor 4:12; cp. Ro 12:14b; 1 Pt 3:9 (on kind treatment of the unkind cp. Plut., Mor. 88–89); Dg 5:15.—Of the word of blessing w. which one greets a person or wishes the person well (4 Km 4:29; 1 Ch 16:43) Lk 2:34. Also the acclamation εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου (Ps 117:26) Mt 21:9; 23:39; Mk 11:9; Lk 13:35; J 12:13; cp. Lk 19:38; Mk 11:10.ⓑ upon things, which are thereby consecrated τὶ bless, consecrate (Ex 23:25; 1 Km 9:13; cp. Jos., Bell. 5, 401) Mk 8:7; Lk 9:16. In the language of the Eucharist 1 Cor 10:16. Probably Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22 also belong here, in which case the obj. is to be supplied fr. the context; likew. Mt 14:19; Mk 6:41 (s. 1 above).③ to bestow a favor, provide with benefits: w. God or Christ as subj. (Eur., Suppl. 927; PGM 4, 3050a; LXX; En 1:8; TestAbr A 1 p. 77, 15 [Stone p. 2] al.; Just., D. 123, 6) τινά someone Ac 3:26; 1 Cl 10:3 (Gen 12:2); 33:6 (Gen 1:28); ἐκκλησίαν Hv 1, 3, 4. εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε surely I will bless you Hb 6:14 (Gen 22:17). W. God as implied subj. GJs 6:2; εὐλόγησον αὐτὴν ἐσχάτην εὐλογίαν (the infant Mary) with the ultimate/finest blessing ibid. τινὰ ἔν τινι someone with someth. (Ps 28:11; TestJos 18:1 v.l.) ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ Eph 1:3 (cp. TestIss 5:6 ἐν εὐλογίαις τῆς γῆς.—On the form cp. BGU βεβαιώσει πάσῃ βεβαιώσει). Pass. Gal 3:9; 1 Cl 31:2; GJs 15:4 (Just.). ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου εὐλογηθήσονται Ac 3:25 v.l. (Gen 12:3). Pf. ptc. εὐλογημένος blessed (LXX; Ps 5:19; Just., D. 121, 1 al.) 1 Cl 30:5 (Job 11:2), 8. σῶμα … εὐ. AcPlCor 2:27. Of a child (Dt 28:4) Lk 1:42b. εὐλογημένη ἐν γυναιξίν among women vs. 28 v.l.; 42a. GJs 11:1; 12:1; cp. εὐλόγησόν με 2:4 (in Anna’s prayer for a child); 4:4. ἐν πᾶσιν in every respect IEph 2:1. ἐν μεγέθει θεοῦ πατρὸς πληρώματι IEph ins. ἐν χάριτι θεοῦ by the grace of God IMg ins. εὐλογημένοι τοῦ πατρός those blessed by the Father Mt 25:34; τοῖς ηὐλογημένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ 1 Cl 30:8 (cp. Is 61:9 σπέρμα ηὐλογημένον ὑπὸ θεοῦ).—Lit. on εὐλογέω and εὐλογία in TSchermann, Allg. Kirchenordnung 1914/16 II 640, 4. Also JHempel, D. israel. Ansch. v. Segen u. Fluch im Lichte d. altoriental. Parallelen: ZDMG n.F. 4, 1925, 20–110; EMaass, Segnen, Weihen, Taufen: ARW 21, 1922, 241–81; LBrun, Segen u. Fluch im Urchristentum ’32; JZdevsar, Eulogia u. Eulogein im NT, diss. Rome ’54; AMurtonen, VetusT 9, ’59, 158–77; EKleszmann, Monatsschr. für Past.-Theol., 48, ’59, 26–39. BWestcott, Hebrews, 1889, 203–10.—B. 1479. New Docs 4, 151f. M-M. EDNT. TW. -
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11 ευτεκνίαν
εὐτεκνίᾱν, εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem acc sg (attic doric aeolic)εὐτεκνίᾱν, εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem acc sg (attic doric aeolic) -
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εὐτεκνίαblessing of children: fem acc sg (epic ionic)εὐτεκνίηblessing of children: fem acc sg (epic ionic) -
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17 εὐλογία
-ας + ἡ N 1 32-13-10-16-30=101 Gn 27,12.35.36(bis).38(act of) blessing Gn 27,12; gift, bounty Jos 15,19; blessing called down or bestowed Prv 10,22; praise Sir 50,20(22)ποιήσατε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ εὐλογίαν make peace with me! 2 Kgs 18,31 CARAGOUNIS 1977, 48; →NIDNTT; TWNT -
18 εὐλογία
εὐλογ-ία, ἡ,2 plausibility,ἔχει τινὰ εὐλογίαν Thphr.CP6.31.1
; habetεὐλογίαν Cic.Att.13.22.4
, cf. Ep.Rom.16.18; ἡ τοῦ δόγματος εὐ. prob. in Phld.Sign.27;ἡ εὐ. τῶν πραγμάτων Id.Herc.1251.8
.II praise, eulogy, Pi.N.4.5, Th.2.42;ὑμνῆσαι δι' εὐλογίας E. HF 356
(lyr.);ἄξιος εὐλογίας Ar. Pax 738
: pl., Pi.I.3.3, 6(5).21, Pl. Ax. 365a; good fame, glory, ἀγήραντος εὐ. Simon.100, cf. Pi.O.5.24;εὐλογίαν φέρει Lyr.Alex.Adesp.21.10
;ἔχειν εὐ. τινὰ πρός τινα POxy. 65.4
(iii/iv A.D.).3 gift, bounty, LXX Jo.15.19, 4 Ki.5.15, 2 Ep.Cor.9.5; ὁ σπείρων ἐπ' εὐλογίαις ἐπ' εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει bountifully, ib. 6, cf. Ph.1.129.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > εὐλογία
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19 ἀγαθός
ἀγᾰθός [pron. full] [ᾰγ], ή, όν, [dialect] Lacon. [full] ἀγασός Ar.Lys. 1301, Cypr. [full] ἀζαθός GDI57:—A good:I of persons,1 well-born, gentle, opp.κακός, δειλός, οἷά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες Od.15.324
, cf. Il.1.275;ἀφνειός τ' ἀ. τε Il.13.664
, cf. Od.18.276;πατρὸς δ' εἴμ' ἀγαθοῖο, θεὰ δέ με γείνατο μήτηρ Il.21.109
, cf. Od.4.611;κακὸς ἐξ ἀ. Thgn.190
, cf. 57 sq.;πραῢς ἀστοῖς, οὐ φθονέων ἀγαθοῖς Pi.P. 3.71
, cf. 2.96, 4.285;τίς ἂν εὔπατρις ὧδε βλάστοι; οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀ. κτλ. S.El. 1082
;οἵ τ' ἀ. πρὸς τῶν ἀγενῶν κατανικῶνται Id.Fr.84
; τοὺς εὐγενεῖς γὰρ κἀγαθοὺς.. φιλεῖ Ἄρης ἐναίρειν ib. 649, cf. E.Alc. 600, al.:ἀγαθοὶ καὶ ἐξ ἀγαθῶν Pl.Phdr. 274a
:—in political sense, aristocrats, esp. in the phrase καλοὶ κἀγαθοί (v. sub καλοκἀγαθός).2 brave, valiant, since courage was attributed to Chiefs and Nobles, Il.1.131, al.;τῷ κ' ἀγαθὸς μὲν ἔπεφν', ἀγαθὸν δέ κεν ἐξενάριξεν 21.280
; cf. Hdt.5.109, etc.3 good, capable, in reference to ability,ἀ. βασιλεύς Il.3.179
;ἰητήρ 2.732
;θεράπων 16.165
, 17.388;πύκτης Xenoph.2.15
;ἰητρός Hp.Prog.1
;προβατογνώμων A.Ag. 795
;ἄρχοντες Democr.266
: freq. with qualifying words,ἀ. ἐν ὑσμίνῃ Il.13.314
;βοὴν ἀ. 2.408
, 563, al.;πύξ Od.11.300
;βίην Il.6.478
; ;πᾶσαν ἀρετήν Pl.Lg. 899b
, cf. Alc.1.124e;τέχνην Id.Prt.323b
; τὰ πολέμια, τὰ πολιτικά, Hdt.9.122, Pl.Grg. 516b, etc.: more rarely c. dat.,ἀ. πολέμῳ X.Oec.4.15
: with Preps.,ἄνδρες ἀ. περὶ τὸ πλῆθος Lys.13.2
;εἴς τι Pl.Alc.1.125a
; : c. inf.,ἀ. μάχεσθαι Hdt.1.136
;ἱππεύεσθαι 1.79
; ἀ. ἱστάναι good at weighing, Pl.Prt. 356b.4 good, in moral sense, first in Thgn.438, cf. Heraclit.104, S.El. 1082, X.Mem.1.7.1, Pl.Ap. 41d, etc.;ψυχῆς ἀγαθῆς πατρὶς ὁ ξύμπας κόσμος Democr.247
: freq. with other Adjs.,ὁ πιστὸς κἀ. S.Tr. 541
; δικαίων κἀ. ib. 1050:—ironical,τὸν ἀ. Κρέοντα Id.Ant.31
.5 ὦ ἀγαθέ, my good friend, as a term of gentle remonstrance, Pl.Prt. 311a, etc.II of things,1 good, serviceable,Ἰθάκη.. ἀ. κουροτρόφος Od.9.27
, etc.;ἀ. τοῖς τοκεῦσι, τῇ πόλει X.Cyn.13.17
: c. gen., εἴ τι οἶδα πυρετοῦ ἀ. good for it, Id.Mem.3.8.3;ἑλκῶν Thphr.HP9.11.1
.2 of outward circumstances,αἰδὼς οὐκ ἀ. κεχρημένῳ ἀνδρὶ παρεῖναι Od.17.347
; to good purpose,Il.
9.102;ὁ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀ. περ
for his own good end,11.789
;οὐκ ἀγαθὸν πολυκοιρανίη 2.204
:—ἀγαθόν [ἐστι], c. inf., it is good to do so and so, Il.7.282, 24.130, Od.3.196, etc.4 ἀγαθόν, τό, good, blessing, benefit, of persons or things,ὦ μέγα ἀ. σὺ τοῖς φίλοις X.Cyr.5.3.20
;φίλον, ὃ μέγιστον ἀ. εἶναί φασι Id.Mem.2.4.2
, cf. Ar.Ra.74, etc; as term of endearment for a baby, blessing!, treasure!, Men.Sam.28:— ἀγαθόν τινα δεδρακέναι, πεποιηκέναι confer a benefit on.., Th.3.68, Lys.13.92; ἐπ' ἀγαθῷ τινος for one's good, Th.5.27, X.Cyr.7.4.3;ἐπ' ἀ. τοῖς πολίταις Ar.Ra. 1487
;οὐκ ἐπ' ἀ.
for no good end,Th.
1.131;ἐπ' οὐδενὶ ἀ. τῆς Ἑλλάδος X.HG5.2.35
:—in pl., ἡ ἐπ' ἀγαθοῖς γεναμένη (sic)κατασπορά PFlor.21.10
(iii A.D.):—τὸ ἀ. or τἀ., the good, Epich.171.5, cf. Pl.R. 506b, 508e, Arist.Metaph. 1091a31, etc.:—in pl., ἀγαθά, τά, goods of fortune, treasures, wealth, Hdt.2.172, Lys.13.91, X.Mem.1.2.63, etc.; fare well,Ar.
Av. 1706; also, good things, dainties, Thgn.1000, Ar.Ach. 873, etc.: good qualities,τοῖς ἀ., οἷς ἔχομεν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ Isoc.8.32
, cf. Democr.37; good points, of a horse,εἰ τἄλλα πάντα ἀ. ἔχοι, κακόπους δ' εἴη X.Eq. 1.2
.III [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup. are usu. supplied from other stems, viz. [comp] Comp. ἀμείνων, ἀρείων, βελτίων, κρείσσων (κάρρων), λωΐων ([etym.] λὥων), [dialect] Ep. βέλτερος, λωΐτερος, φέρτερος:—[comp] Sup. ἄριστος, βέλτιστος, κράτιστος, λώϊστος ([etym.] λῷστος), [dialect] Ep.βέλτατος, κάρτιστος, φέρτατος, φέριστος:— later, reg. [comp] Comp.ἀγαθώτερος LXX Jd.11.25
, 15.2, D.S.8Fr.12, Plot. 5.5.9, Diod.Rh.p.53.9H.: [comp] Sup.ἀγαθώτατος D.S.16.85
, Hld.5.15, etc. (- ότατος POxy.1757.26
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20 διαδοχή
διαδοχή, ῆς, ἡ (s. διάδοχος; Aeschyl., Thu. et al.; ins, pap, in var. mgs., esp. of persons; TestLevi 18:8; TestAbr A, 2 p. 78, 31 [Stone p. 4; of Abraham’s transfer from this life to the next]; Philo, Joseph., Just., Tat.; Ath. 28, 3) the quality or state of being later, succession ἐσχάτην εὐλογίαν, ἥτις διαδοχὴν οὐκ ἔχει the ultimate blessing that has no successor=the unsurpassable blessing GJs 6:2.—DELG s.v. δέχομαι p. 268. M-M. s.v. διάδοχος.
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blessing — [n1] sanctification absolution, benedicite, benediction, benison, commendation, consecration, dedication, divine sanction, grace, invocation, laying on of hands, thanks, thanksgiving; concept 367 Ant. blight, condemnation, curse, damnification,… … New thesaurus
Blessing — Bless ing, n. [AS. bletsung. See {Bless}, v. t.] 1. The act of one who blesses. [1913 Webster] 2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blessing — O.E. bletsunga, bledsunge; see BLESS (Cf. bless). Meaning gift from God is from mid 14c. In sense of religious invocation before a meal it is recorded from 1738. Phrase blessing in disguise is recorded from 1746 … Etymology dictionary
Blessing F.C. — Blessing F.C. is a football club in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zaire08.html] They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zaire08.html] … Wikipedia
blessing — index laudation, permission Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blessing — [bles′iŋ] n. 1. the act or prayer of one who blesses; invocation or benediction 2. a grace said before or after eating 3. the gift of divine favor 4. good wishes or approval 5. anything that gives happiness or prevents misfortune; special benefit … English World dictionary