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εὐπορ-ία G2142
N-NFS  |  1× in 1 sense
Prosperity, abundance; favorable circumstances and plentiful resources
This noun indicates abundant resources, prosperity, or favorable material circumstances. In Acts 19:25, Demetrius the silversmith rallies fellow craftsmen against Paul by noting that 'from this business we have our prosperity'—the idol-making trade that enriched them but which the gospel threatened. The word captures material well-being, the economic flourishing that can become either blessing or idol.

Senses
1. sense 1 Demetrius' speech (Acts 19:25) reveals prosperity as a powerful motivator. The silversmiths' wealth came from manufacturing Artemis shrines, but Paul's preaching endangered their lucrative trade by turning people from idols. The translations ('prosperity,' 'prosperidad,' 'prospérité') emphasize material abundance. This episode illustrates how economic interests can fuel religious opposition when the gospel threatens profitable but ungodly enterprises.
ECONOMICS_PROPERTY Possess, Transfer, Exchange Riches and Wealth
AR["ثَرْوَتُنَا"]·ben["সমৃদ্ধি"]·DE["εὐπορία"]·EN["prosperity"]·FR["prospérité"]·heb["שֶׁפַע"]·HI["सम्पन्नता"]·ID["kemakmuran"]·IT["benessere"]·jav["kasugenan"]·KO["번영이"]·PT["prosperidade"]·RU["благосостояние"]·ES["prosperidad"]·SW["utajiri"]·TR["refahımız"]·urd["آمدنی"]

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-ία, , (εὔπορος) ease, facility, of doing a thing, with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+: with genitive of things, easy means of providing, τοῦ βίου Refs 5th c.BC+; also εὐ. ἐν τῇ τέχνῃ, ἐκ τῆς τέχνης, Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐπορίαν τῇ βδελυρίᾳ τῇ ἑαυτοῦ τοὺς συμμάχους ποιεῖσθαι to make them a means of satisfying his brutal passions, Refs 4th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἀλλήλων εὐ. mutual assistance, Refs 5th c.BC+