Lexical Summary makarios: Blessed, happy, fortunate Original Word: μακάριος Strong's Exhaustive Concordance blessed, happy. A prolonged form of the poetical makar (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off -- blessed, happy(X -ier). HELPS Word-studies 3107 makários (from mak-, "become long, large") – properly, when God extends His benefits (the advantages He confers); blessed. 3107 /makários ("blessed") describes a believer in enviable ("fortunate") position from receiving God's provisions (favor) – which (literally) extend ("make long, large") His grace (benefits). This happens with receiving (obeying) the Lord's inbirthings of faith. Hence, faith (4102 /pístis) and 3107 (makários) are closely associated (Ro 4:5-7,14:22,23; Rev 14:12,13). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom makar (happy) Definition blessed, happy NASB Translation blessed (1), blessed (46), fortunate (1), happier (1), happy (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3107: μακάριοςμακάριος, μακαρία, μακάριον (poetic μάκαρ) (from Pindar, Plato down), blessed, happy: joined to names of God, 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:15 (cf. μακαρες Θεοί in Homer and Hesiod); ἐλπίς, Titus 2:13; as a predicate, Acts 20:35; 1 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 4:14; ἡγοῦμαι τινα μακάριον, Acts 26:2; μακαραριος ἐν τίνι, James 1:25. In congratulations, the reason why one is to be pronounced blessed is expressed by a noun or by a participle taking the place of the subject, μακάριος ὁ etc. (Hebrew פְּ אַשְׁרֵי, Psalm 1:1; Deuteronomy 33:29, etc.) blessed the man, who etc. (Winer's Grammar, 551 (512f)): Matthew 5:3-11; Luke 6:20-22; John 20:29; Revelation 1:3; Revelation 16:15; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 22:14; by the addition to the noun of a participle which takes the place of a predicate, Luke 1:45; Luke 10:23; Luke 11:27; Revelation 14:13; followed by ὅς with a finite verb, Matthew 11:6; Luke 7:23; Luke 14:15; Romans 4:7f; the subject noun intervening, Luke 12:37, 43; Luke 23:29; James 1:12; μακάριοι ... ὅτι, Matthew 13:16; Matthew 16:17; Luke 14:14; followed by ἐάν, John 13:17; 1 Corinthians 7:40. (See Schmidt, chapter 187, 7.) Topical Lexicon Concept Summary Strong’s Greek 3107, makarios, identifies the state of being under the approving favor of God, a joy that springs from relationship with Him rather than from circumstances. It occurs fifty times in the Greek New Testament and frames a theology of blessedness that is simultaneously present, ethical, and eschatological. Hebraic and Early-Jewish Background The term inherits the Hebrew idea of אַשְׁרֵי (’ashrē; “blessed, happy”) found in Psalms and Wisdom literature. In the Septuagint, makarios regularly translates ’ashrē, anchoring it in covenant faithfulness: the one who trusts, fears, or waits for the LORD is “blessed.” By the first century this form of beatitude (an “asherism”) was a familiar literary device in Judaism, preparing the ground for Jesus’ Beatitudes. Jesus’ Pronouncements of Blessedness 1. The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3-11) and the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:20-23) each open with a series of makarisms that invert worldly values. The poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek, the persecuted, etc., are called blessed because they already possess or will inherit kingdom realities. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” (Matthew 5:5) Apostolic Expansion • Paul quotes Psalm 32 in Romans 4:7-8, applying makarios to the gospel of justification: “Blessed are those whose lawless acts are forgiven…”. Revelation’s Seven Beatitudes Revelation forms a “book of blessings,” framing perseverance and hope: 1. The reader and hearer (Revelation 1:3). Each blessing holds future consummation yet speaks to present faithfulness amid tribulation. Ethical and Pastoral Dimensions Makarios never rewards merit; it announces grace. Still, Scripture links blessedness with concrete obedience: hearing, doing, giving, enduring, and watching. In ministry, the term motivates discipleship not by fear of loss but by promise of divine approval and joy. Distinctiveness from Eulogeō While eulogeō often denotes spoken praise or benediction, makarios describes the condition produced by God’s favor. Thus, believers bless God with their lips (eulogeō) because they are blessed (makarios) by His grace. The Already-Not-Yet Tension Many occurrences pair present reality with future completion (“for theirs is…,” “they will be…”). This tension safeguards joy in suffering, fuels mission, and prevents worldliness. Contemporary Application • Measure life by divine approval, not shifting circumstances. Makarios, then, is more than a word; it is the New Testament portrait of happiness rooted in the character, promises, and presence of God. Forms and Transliterations μαάριοί μακαρια μακαρία Μακαριαι Μακάριαι μακαριαν μακαρίαν ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΙ μακάριοι μακάριοί μακαριον μακάριον Μακάριόν Μακαριος Μακάριος μακάριός μακαριου μακαρίου μακαρίους μακαριωτερα μακαριωτέρα makaria makaría Makariai Makáriai makarian makarían MAKARIOI makárioi makárioí makarion makárion Makárión Makarios Makários makáriós makariotera makariotéra makariōtera makariōtéra makariou makaríouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 5:3 Adj-NMPGRK: ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΙ οἱ πτωχοὶ NAS: Blessed are the poor in spirit, KJV: Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: INT: Blessed [are] the poor Matthew 5:4 Adj-NMP Matthew 5:5 Adj-NMP Matthew 5:6 Adj-NMP Matthew 5:7 Adj-NMP Matthew 5:8 Adj-NMP Matthew 5:9 Adj-NMP Matthew 5:10 Adj-NMP Matthew 5:11 Adj-NMP Matthew 11:6 Adj-NMS Matthew 13:16 Adj-NMP Matthew 16:17 Adj-NMS Matthew 24:46 Adj-NMS Luke 1:45 Adj-NFS Luke 6:20 Adj-NMP Luke 6:21 Adj-NMP Luke 6:21 Adj-NMP Luke 6:22 Adj-NMP Luke 7:23 Adj-NMS Luke 10:23 Adj-NMP Luke 11:27 Adj-NFS Luke 11:28 Adj-NMP Luke 12:37 Adj-NMP Luke 12:38 Adj-NMP Luke 12:43 Adj-NMS Strong's Greek 3107 |
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