Meaning
Gladness <1,,5479, chara>
"joy, delight" (akin to A, No. 1 above), is rendered "gladness" in the AV of Mar 4:16, Act 12:14, Phi 2:29 (RV "joy," as elsewhere in both versions). See JOY.
<2,,20, agalliasis>
"exultation, exuberant joy" (akin to A, No. 2), is translated "gladness" in Luk 1:14, Act 2:6, Heb 1:9; "joy" in Luk 1:44; "exceeding joy" in Jud 1:24. It indicates a more exultant "joy" than No. 1. In the Sept. this word is found chiefly in the Psalms, where it denotes "joy" in God's redemptive work, e.g., Psa 30:5, Psa 42:4, Psa 45:7, Psa 45:15. See JOY.
<3,,2167, euphrosune>
"good cheer, joy, mirth, gladness of heart" (akin to A, No. 3), from eu, "well," and phren, "the mind," is rendered "gladness" in Act 2:28, RV (AV, "joy") and Act 14:17. See JOY.
