εὐδοκία

εὐδοκία, -ας, ἡ

(εὐδοκέω, which see), [in LXX: Sl 5,12, al. (רָצוֹן), frequently in Sir; in Inscr. (I.G., 5960), LXX, and NT = εὐδόκησις (Died.) ;]

good pleasure, good-will, satisfaction, approval: Matt 11,26, Luk 10,21, Rom 10,1, Ef 1,5, 9, Fil 1,15; 2,13; with genitive obj., 2 Thess 1,11 (see Milligan, in l); ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία, Rec., R, mg., WH, mg. (see Field, Notes, 48 f.), Luk 2,14 -ας, Lk, l.with, R, txt., WH, txt. (see ICC, in l; WH, App., in l).†