Definition

to be in good spirits, i.e. feel encouraged

Etymology

from a compound of G2095 (εὖ) and G5590 (ψυχή);

Word family

• εὖ eû
• ψυχή psychḗ

How the KJV renders it

• be of good comfort

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.