εὐδοκέω

εὐδοκέω — eudokéō

εὐδοκέω, εὐδοκῶ; imperfect 1 person plural εὐδοκοῦμεν (1Th 2:8 (where WH after Vat. ἠυδοκουμεν; Winers Grammar, and Buttmann, as below)); 1 aorist εὐδόκησα and (in Heb 10:6; Heb 10:8, L T Tr; 1Co 10:5 L Tr WH; Rom 15:26-27 and 1Th 3:1 T Tr WH; Mat 12:18 T Tr; Mat 3:17 T; Col 1:19 L marginal reading) ἠυδόκησα, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 456 and 140; Winers Grammar, 71 (69); (Buttmann, 34 (30); Tdf. Proleg., p. 120; WH's Appendix, p. 162); (from εὖ aud δοκέω, cf. Fritzsche on Romans, ii., p. 370, who treats of the word fully and with his usual learning (cf. Winers Grammar, 101 (95))); the Sept. mostly for רָצָה; among Greek writers used especially by Polybius, Diodorus, and Dionysius Halicarnassus;

1. as in secular authors, followed by an infinitive, it seems good to one, is one's good pleasure; to think it good, choose, determine, decide: Luk 12:32; 1Co 1:21; Gal 1:15; once followed by the accusative with an infinitive, Col 1:19 (cf. Lightfoot; Winers Grammar, § 64, 3 b.; Buttmann, § 129, 16); with the included idea of kindness accompanying the decision, Rom 15:26 f; to do willingly what is signified by the infinitive, to be ready to, 1Th 2:8; to prefer, choose rather (A. V. we thought it good), 1Th 3:1; Sir 25:16; more fully μᾶλλον εὐδοκῶ, 2Co 5:8.

2. by a usage peculiar to Biblical writers, followed by ἐν τίνι, to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, a person or thing (cf. Winers Grammar, 38, 232 (218); Buttmann, 185 (160)): Mat 3:17; Mat 12:18 Tr;; Mar 1:11; Luk 3:22 (on the tense in the preceding passage cf. Winers Grammar, 278 (261); Buttmann, 198 (171)); 1Co 10:5; 2Co 12:10; 2Th 2:12 R G L brackets; Heb 10:38 (בְּ חָפֵץ, 2Sa 22:20; Mal 2:17; בְּ רָצָה, Psa 149:4). followed by εἰς τινα (i. e. when directing the mind, turning the thoughts, unto), to be favorably inclined toward one (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 5; Buttmann, § 133, 23): Mat 12:18 R G; 2Pe 1:17; with a simple accusative of person to be favorable to, take pleasure in (cf. Winer's Grammar, 222 (209)): Mat 12:18 L T WH; with the accusative of the thing: Heb 10:6; Heb 10:8 (Psa 50:18; Psa 50:21; Psa 84:2; Gen 33:10; Lev 26:34; Lev 26:41); as in Greek writings also, with the dative of the person or thing with which one is well pleased: 2Th 2:12 T Tr WH (see above); 1Ma 1:43; 1Es 4:39. (Compare: συνευδοκέω.)