Strong’s G2163 · Greek

εὔφημος
eúphēmos

Definition

well spoken of, i.e. reputable

Etymology

from G2095 (εὖ) and G5345 (φήμη);

Where the KJV renders it

  • of good report

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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