2104. eugenes

Lexicon

eugenes: Noble, well-born, of noble character

Original Word: εὐγενής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: eugenes
Pronunciation: yoo-gen-ace'
Phonetic Spelling: (yoog-en'-ace)
KJV: more noble, nobleman
Word Origin: [from G2095 (εὖ - well) and G1096 (γίνομαι - become)]

1. well born
2. (literally) high in rank
3. (figuratively) generous

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

noble

From eu and ginomai; well born, i.e. (literally) high in rank, or (figuratively) generous -- more noble, nobleman.

see GREEK eu

see GREEK ginomai

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2104: εὐγενής

εὐγενής, ἐυγενες (from εὖ and γένος);

1. well-born, of noble race: Luke 19:12 (of a prince); 1 Corinthians 1:26.

2. noble-minded: comparitive ἐυγενεστερος, Acts 17:11. (the Sept.; often in Greek writings from Aristophanes and Tragg. down.)

Forms and Transliterations

ευγενεις ευγενείς εὐγενεῖς ευγενεστεροι ευγενέστεροι εὐγενέστεροι ευγενης ευγενής εὐγενὴς εύγνωστοι εύγνωστος eugeneis eugeneîs eugenes eugenēs eugenḕs eugenesteroi eugenésteroi

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 19:12 Adj-NMS
GRK: Ἄνθρωπός τις εὐγενὴς ἐπορεύθη εἰς
NAS: He said, A nobleman went
INT: A man certain of noble birth proceeded to

Acts 17:11 Adj-NMP-C
GRK: δὲ ἦσαν εὐγενέστεροι τῶν ἐν
NAS: these were more noble-minded than those
KJV: were more noble than those in
INT: moreover were more noble than those in

1 Corinthians 1:26 Adj-NMP
GRK: οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς
NAS: mighty, not many noble;
KJV: not many noble, [are called]:
INT: not many high-born

Strong's Greek 2104
3 Occurrences

εὐγενὴς — 1 Occ.
εὐγενεῖς — 1 Occ.
εὐγενέστεροι — 1 Occ.