The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

εὐγενής

Lemmaεὐγενής
Citation formεὐγενής, ές, gen. οῦς
Part of speechadjective
Glossof noble birth, noble
Strong’sG2104
Transliterationeugenḗs
Definitionwell born, i.e. (literally) high in rank, or (figuratively) generous
KJV glosses:--more noble, nobleman.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
εὐγενεῖς
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-)1 Corinthians 1:26
εὐγενέστεροι
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----NPMC)Acts 17:11
εὐγενὴς
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Luke 19:12

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ευγενης.