Bounty, Bountifully - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Bounty, Bountifully

[ 1,,G2129, eulogia ]
a blessing," has the meaning of "bounty" in 2 Corinthians 9:5, of the offering sent by the church at Corinth to their needy brethren in Judea.

Note: In the next verse the adverb "bountifully" is a translation of the phrase ep'eulogiais, lit., "with blessings" (RV marg.), that is, that blessings may accrue. See BLESSING.

[ 2,,G572, haplotes ]
from haplous, "simple, single," is translated "bountifulness" in 2 Corinthians 9:11, AV; RV, "liberality" (marg., "singleness"); cp. 2 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Corinthians 9:13; from sincerity of mind springs "liberality." The thought of sincerity is present in Romans 12:8; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 6:5; Colossians 3:22. See LIBERAL, SIMPLICITY, SINGLENESS.

[ 3,,G100, charis ]
"grace," is rendered, "bounty" in 1 Corinthians 16:3, RV, (AV, "liberality"), by metonymy for a material gift. See BENEFIT, No. 3.

[ 4,,G100, hadrotes ]
lit., "fatness" (from hadros, "thick, well-grown"), is used of a monetary gift, in 2 Corinthians 8:20, AV, "abundance," RV, "bounty."

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