| Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BLESSEDNESS bles'-ed-nes: This translation of makarismos (a word signifying "beatification" or "the ascription of blessing"), is used but three times, in Romans 4:6, 9, and Galatians 4:15, in the King James Version only. In the first two instances it refers to the happy state or condition of a man to whom Christ's righteousness is imputed by faith, and in the last to a man's experience of that condition.
See HAPPINESS. | Multi-Version Concordance Blessedness (6 Occurrences) Romans 4:6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, (KJV WEY DBY WBS NIV) Romans 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. (KJV WEY DBY WBS NIV) Galatians 4:15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me. (KJV DBY WBS) Hebrews 11:40 for God had provided for them and us something better, so that apart from us they were not to attain to full blessedness. (WEY) Isaiah 30:18 And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment 'is' Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him. (YLT) Daniel 12:12 O the blessedness of him who is waiting earnestly, and doth come to the days, a thousand, three hundred, thirty and five. (YLT) |