εὐγενής
eugenēs
“of noble birth”
Definition
well born, i.e. (literally) high in rank, or (figuratively) generous
from G2095 (εὖ) and G1096 (γίνομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
εὐγενής appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
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