εὖ, adverb (properly, εὖ, the unused neuter of the adjective ἐΰς in Homer), well: εὖ πράσσω, not as many interpreters take it, contrary to ordinary Greek usage, to do well i. e. act rightly (which in Greek is expressed by ὀρθῶς or καλῶς πράσσω), but to be well off, fare well, prosper, Act_15:29 (R. V. it shall be well with you) (Xenophon, mem. 1, 6, 8; 2, 4, 6; 4, 2, 26; oec. 11, 8; Josephus, Antiquities 12, 4, 1; ὅστις καλῶς πραττει, οὐχί καί εὖ πραττει; Plato, Alc. i., p. 116 b.; εἰ εὖ πραττουσι ἀδικουντες, Prot., p. 333 d.; εἰ τίς ἄλλος εὖ μέν ἐποίησεν ὑμᾶς εὖ πράττων, Demosthenes 469, 14; and some began their letters with εὖ πράττειν, cf. 2Ma_9:19; (Diogenes Laërtius 3, 61 and Menagius (Menage) in the place cited. In one passage alone, Xenophon, mem. 3, 9, 14, the drift of the discussion permits Socrates to deviate from common usage by attaching to the phrase the notion of right conduct, acting well; (yet this sense occurs in ecclesiastical Greek, see e. g. Justin Martyr, Apology 1, 28 and Otto's note; cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word πράσσω, IV.)); ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται that it may be well, things may turn out well, with thee, Eph_6:3 (Gen_12:13; (Exo_20:12); Deu_4:40; (Deu_4:16); Orat. Az. (i. e. Song of the Three Children) verse ); εὖ ποιεῖν τινα, to do one good, Mar_14:7 (here T omits the accusative; L Tr WH read the dative) (Jdt_10:16; Bar_6:37 (38) (i. e. Epistle Jer.); Sir_14:11; Xenophon, Cyril 1., 6, 30). In commendations, εὖ (δοῦλε ἀγαθέ), "Well! Well done!" Mat_25:21; Mat_25:23; Luk_19:17 R G; Xenophon, venat. 6, 20; see εὖγε.

εὖγε euge 1x Well done! Luk_19:17

εὖ , adv. ( prop . neuter of old Epic ἐΰς , good, noble), [in LXX , εὖ γίγνεσθαι , εὖ ποιεῖν ( H3190 );] well: εὖ γιν ., Eph_6:3 ( LXX ); εὖ ποιεῖν , c . dat . ( cf. Sir_12:1-2 ), to do good, Mar_14:7 (where Nestle suggests εὐποιεῖν , q.v. ); εὖ πράσστειν , to fare well , Act_15:29 ; in replies ( = εὖγε ), good! well done! Mat_25:21 ; Mat_25:23 Luk_19:17 (εὖγε , WH , txt .).† εὖ -γε , adv. , in replies, well! good! well done!: Luk_19:17 ( WH for Rec. εὖ , q.v. ).† † εὐ -ποιέω , ῶ , = εὖ ποιέω , to do good (whence εὐποιία , q.v. ): εὐποιῆσαι , Mar_14:7 B (also Isa Mk 41:23 B , al. ; v. Nestle , in Exp. T ., xxiii, 7).†

εὖ [page 259] εὖ is rare in the papyri, having given place to καλῶς : cf. Mayser Gr. p. 459. It must, however, be kept in view that εὖ continues to recur in certain epistolary phrases, as in P Oxy X. 1292 .3 ( c. A.D. 30) εὖ [π ]οήσεις ἐμβαλόμενός μοι κενώματα διακ [ό ]σια , please put on board for me two hundred empty jars (Edd.), ib. I. 115 .12 (ii/A.D.) εὖ πράττετε , ib. III. 527 .9 (ii/iii A.D.) ἐρρῶσθ (αι ) εὔχομ (αι ) εὖ πράττοντ (α ), I pray for your health and prosperity (Edd.), and in such closing adjurations as P Eleph 23 .19 (B.C. 223 2) ε [ὐ ]ορκοῦ [ντι ] μέμ μ [ο ]ι [ε ]ὖ εἴη , ἐφιορκοῦντι δὲ ἔνοχον̣ εἶναι τῆι ἀσεβείαι τ̣οῦ ὅρκου , P Ryl II. 108 .19 (A.D. 110 11) εὐορκοῦ [σι ] μὲν ἡμεῖν εὖ ε [ἴ ]η , [ἐπ ]ι̣[ορκοῦσι δὲ τ ]α̣̣ ἐν̣[αν ]τ̣ι̣α̣, et alibi. The classical phrase εὖ γὰρ ἴσθι (cf. the simple ἴστε in Eph_5:5 , Heb_12:17 ) is found in the touching letter of Epicurus to a child εὖ γὰρ ἴσθι , ἡ αἰτία ὅτι καὶ ἐγὼ καὶ ο [ἱ ] λοιποὶ πάντες σε μέγα φιλοῦμεν κτλ ., for be sure, the reason why I and all the others love you greatly, etc. : see Selections , p. 6.

εὖ [Etym: neut. of ἐΰς] "well", Lat. bene, opp. to κακῶς, Hom. , etc.; with another adv., εὖ καὶ ἐπισταμένως "well" and workmanlike, Hom. ; so, εὖ κατὰ κόσμον "well" and in order, Il. :—also, "luckily, happily, well off", Od. :—in Prose, εὖ ἔχειν to be "well off", attic;c. gen., εὖ ἥκειν τοῦ βίου to be "well off" for livelihood, Hdt. εὖ γε, oft. in answers, v. εὖγε. with Adjectives or Adverbs, to add to their force, εὖ πάντες, like μάλα πάντες, Od. ; εὖ μάλα id=Od. ; εὖ πάνυ Ar. ; εὖ σαφῶς Aesch. as Subst., τὸ εὖ "the right, the good cause", τὸ δ᾽ εὖ νικάτω id=Aesch. as the Predicate of a propos., τί τῶνδ᾽ εὖ; which of these things is "well?" id=Aesch. ; εὖ εἴη may it be "well", id=Aesch. in Compos., it has all the senses of the adv., but commonly implies "greatness, abundance, prosperity, easiness", opp. to δυσ-. (Like α- privat., Lat. in-, δυσ-, it is properly compounded with Nouns only, Verbs beginning with εὖ being derived from a compd. Noun, as, εὐπαθέω from εὐπαθής. εὐ-δοκέω is an exception.)

εὖ adv. (prop. neuter of old Epic ἐΰς, good, noble) [in LXX, εὖ γίγνεσθαι, εὖ ποιεῖν (יָטַב) ;] well: εὖ γιν., Eph.6:3 (LXX); εὖ ποιεῖν, with dative (cf. Sir.12:1-2), to do good, Mrk.14:7 (where Nestle suggests εὐποιεῖν, which see); εὖ πράσστειν, to fare well, Act.15:29; in replies (= εὖγε), good! well done! Mat.25:21, 23 Luk.19:17 (εὖγε, WH, txt.).† εὖ-γε, adv., in replies, well! good! well done!: Luk.19:17 (WH for Rec. εὖ, which see).† (AS)