εὐπορ-έω G2141
To prosper, be well-off; to have resources and means
This verb describes having sufficient or abundant resources, being in favorable circumstances, prospering financially or materially. Luke uses it in Acts 11:29 when describing how the Antioch disciples decided to send relief to Judean believers: 'each according to his ability' (literally, 'according to how each one prospered'). The word indicates having means available to share, not mere subsistence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Antioch church's relief effort (Acts 11:29) shows early Christian generosity responding proportionally to means. Those who prospered or had resources contributed according to their ability, establishing a pattern of need-based sharing across geographical boundaries. The translations vary ('was-prospered,' 'prosperaba,' 'avoir-les-moyens') but consistently indicate available resources, financial capacity that enabled generous response to distant brothers' famine needs. 1×
AR["كَانَ-مُقْتَدِرًا"]·ben["সামর্থ্য-ছিল"]·DE["εὐπορεῖτό"]·EN["was-prospered"]·FR["avoir-les-moyens"]·heb["יָכֹל"]·HI["समृद्ध-था"]·ID["kemampuan"]·IT["prosperare"]·jav["panjenenganipun-saged"]·KO["형편이-되는-대로"]·RU["имел"]·ES["prosperaba"]·SW["alivyokuwa"]·TR["gücü-yeten"]·urd["توفیق-ہوتی-تھی"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εὐπορ-έω, future -ήσω: aorist εὐπόρησα: perfect εὐπόρηκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—prosper, thrive, εὐποροῦσι γὰρ οἱ ὀλίγοι are wealthy, Refs 4th c.BC+; εὐ. ἀπὸ τῶν πονηροτάτων Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, ὅθεν ὁ πόλεμος εὐπορεῖ from which sources war is successfully maintained, Refs 5th c.BC+ __b with genitive of things, have plenty of, abound in, χρημάτων Refs 5th c.BC+; ῥημάτων, ὀνομάτων, λόγων, Refs 5th…