Definition

to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice

Etymology

from G2095 (εὖ) and G5424 (φρήν);

Where the KJV renders it

• fare
• make glad
• be (make) merry
• rejoice

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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