Meaning
signifies, in the Active Voice, "to put in good spirits, to make cheerful" (eu, "well," thumos, "mind or passion"); or, intransitively, "to be cheerful," Act 27:22, Act 27:25, Jam 5:13 (RV, "cheerful," for AV, "merry"). See MERRY.
"to be of good courage, of good cheer" (tharsos, "courage, confidence"), is used only in the imperative mood, in the NT; "be of good cheer," Mat 9:2, Mat 9:22, Mat 14:27, Mar 6:50, Mar 10:49, Luk 8:48, Joh 16:33, Act 23:11. See BOLD, A, No. 1, COMFORT, COURAGE.
means "of good cheer" (see A, No. 1), Act 27:36.
from hileos, "propitious," signifies that readiness of mind, that joyousness, which is prompt to do anything; hence, "cheerful" (Eng., "hilarious"), 2Co 9:7, "God loveth a cheerful (hilarious) giver."
Note: In the Sept. the verb hilaruno translates a Hebrew word meaning "to cause to shine," in Psa 104:15.
cheerfully (see A, No. 1), is found in the most authentic mss., in Act 24:10, instead of the comparative degree, euthumoteron.
"cheerfulness" (akin to B, No. 2), is used in Rom 12:8, in connection with showing mercy.
