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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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εὐγενής

Strong’s: G2104

Associated OET lemmas: εὐγενής

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: εὐγενής; -ές

Related lemmas: γίνομαι

Sense 1: high status, important

Semantic entry: 87.27

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: pertaining to having high status, with the possible implication of special family relations contributing to such status

Notes: In RV CO1 1:26 · LV CO1 1:26 · Read together CO1 1:26, it is somewhat unlikely, though not impossible, that hereditary status is involved.

LUK 19:12: RV LUK 19:12 · LV LUK 19:12 · Read together LUK 19:12

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OET-RV LUK 19:12

12 Because of that, he told them, “Once a man of high status was going to a distant country to inherit a kingdom, and then to return after that.

OET-LV LUK 19:12

12 Therefore, he_said, a_ certain noble _man was_gone to a_country distant, to_receive for_himself a_kingdom and to_return.

CO1 1:26: RV CO1 1:26 · LV CO1 1:26 · Read together CO1 1:26

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OET-RV CO1 1:26

26 So brothers and sisters, think about how God called you. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, and not many were of noble birth,

OET-LV CO1 1:26

26 For/Because you_all_are_seeing the calling of_you_all, brothers, that not many wise according_to the_flesh, not many powerful, not many noble.

Sense 2: willingness to learn, to be open-minded, to be noble-minded

Semantic entry: 27.48

Semantic domains: Learn

Subdomains: Be Willing To Learn

Definition: a willingness to learn and evaluate something fairly

ACT 17:11: RV ACT 17:11 · LV ACT 17:11 · Read together ACT 17:11

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OET-RV ACT 17:11

11 and this group were more upper-class than the congregation in Thessalonikai. They eagerly accepted the message and examined the scriptures every day to check if what was being taught matched what was written there.

OET-LV ACT 17:11

11 And these were more_noble than the ones in Thessalonikaʸ, who received the message with all readiness, in_every day examining the scriptures, if these things might_be_having thus.