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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.

2. (n.) Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good fortune; lucky.

Greek

5344. Phelix -- "fortunate," Felix, a governor of Judea
... 5343, 5344. Phelix. 5345 . "fortunate," Felix ... Word Origin of Latin origin
Definition "fortunate," Felix, a governor of Judea NASB Word Usage Felix (9). Felix ...
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3107. makarios -- blessed, happy
... 3107 ("blessed") describes a believer in ("fortunate") position from receiving () --
which (literally) ("make long, large") His grace (benefits). ...
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5415. Phortounatos -- "prosperous, lucky," Fortunatus, a Christian
... Fortunatus. Of Latin origin; "fortunate"; Fortunatus, a Christian -- Fortunatus.
(phortounatou) -- 1 Occurrence. 5414, 5415. Phortounatos. 5416 . ...
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2161. Eutuchos -- "well-fated," Eutychus, a young man restored to ...
... Eutychus. From eu and a derivative of tugchano; well- fated, ie Fortunate; Eutychus,
a young man -- Eutychus. see GREEK eu. see GREEK tugchano. ...
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5190. Tuchikos -- "fortuitous," Tychicus, a Christian
... Tychicus. From a derivative of tugchano; fortuitous, ie Fortunate; Tychicus, a
Christian -- Tychicus. see GREEK tugchano. (tuchikon) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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3106. makarizo -- to bless
... call blessed, count happy. From makarios; to beatify, ie Pronounce (or esteem)
fortunate -- call blessed, count happy. see GREEK makarios. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1409. gad -- fortune, good fortune
... 1408, 1409. gad. 1410 . fortune, good fortune. Transliteration: gad
Phonetic Spelling: (gawd) Short Definition: fortunate. Word ...
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1424. Gadi -- an Israelite
... Word Origin from gad Definition an Isr. NASB Word Usage Gadi (2). Gadi. From gad;
fortunate; Gadi, an Israelite -- Gadi. see HEBREW gad. 1423, 1424. ...
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Library

How a Fortunate Issue Will be of no Avail to Evil Doers, While Bad ...
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XII. How a fortunate issue will be of no
avail to evil doers, while bad deeds will not injure good men. ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xii how a fortunate.htm

To Brother Raimondo of Capua of the Order of the Preachers
... I:said: "O blessed and fortunate wrong!" Then sweet Jesus smiled, and said: "Is
sin fortunate, which is nothing at all? Dost thou know what St. ...
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The Influences that Produced the New Testament
... Therefore it is fortunate that modern discovery and research have thrown so much
light upon the origin of both the Old and the New Testaments. ...
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The Case of Job who was Tempted by the Devil and of the Lord who ...
... for good to them that love God." [1387] But by saying "All things work together
for good," he includes everything alike, not only things fortunate, but also ...
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The Belief, Then, in Antinous, or any Other Such Person...
... such person, whether among the Egyptians or the Greeks, is, so to speak, unfortunate;
while the belief in Jesus would seem to be either a fortunate one, or the ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxxviii the belief then.htm

Coming to New York
... It was fortunate for me that just at this point where so many young men are tempted
to wander into questionable or even harmful ways, my thoughts were turned ...
/.../griswold/sixty years with plymouth church/coming to new york.htm

The Providence of God.
... in his little book wherein he lays down maxims for a man's advancing himself at
court, advises his reader to associate himself with the fortunate, and to shun ...
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Letter xiv. --Singular Favours of God.
... I conclude from these favours that you are of the fortunate number of those from
whom God expects a particular fidelity, and who would run a great risk if they ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xiv singular favours of god.htm

A Sketch of the Life of S. Gregory of Nyssa.
... Nyssa' [4] ." Gregory of Nyssa was equally fortunate in his country, the
name he bore, and the family which produced him. He was ...
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The Church and the Heathen
... doubtful, was made to Poland. [Sidenote: Bohemia.]. The Czechs in Bohemia
were less fortunate. Boleslas Chrobry, ie the Brave, of ...
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Thesaurus

Fortunate (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen
as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a ...
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Well (2882 Occurrences)
... 19. (a.) Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral
sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the ...
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Fortune (7 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to. 6. (n.) To provide
with a fortune. ... (WEB WEY NAS NIV). Genesis 30:11 And Leah said, Fortunate! ...
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Fortunatus (1 Occurrence)
...Fortunate, a disciple of Corinth who visited Paul at Ephesus, and returned with
Stephanas and Achaicus, the bearers of the apostle's first letter to the ...
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Fortunately (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully;
happily. Multi-Version Concordance Fortunately (1 Occurrence). ...
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Eutychus (1 Occurrence)
...Fortunate, (Acts 20:9-12), a young man of Troas who fell through drowsiness from
the open window of the third floor of the house where Paul was preaching, and ...
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Syntyche (1 Occurrence)
...Fortunate; affable, a female member of the church at Philippi, whom Paul beseeches
to be of one mind with Euodias (Philippians 4:2, 3). Int. ...
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Gad (78 Occurrences)
... In the Authorized Version of 30:11 the words, "A troop cometh: and she called,"
etc., should rather be rendered, "In fortune [RV, `Fortunate']: and she called ...
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Forts (12 Occurrences)

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Unsuccessful (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Not successful; not producing the desired event;
not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy. ...
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Bible Concordance

Fortunate (4 Occurrences)

Acts 26:2 "As regards all the accusations brought against me by the Jews," he said, "I think myself fortunate, King Agrippa, in being about to defend myself to-day before you,
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 30:11 Leah said, "How fortunate!" She named him Gad.
(WEB ASV DBY NAS)

Ecclesiastes 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive;
(See RSV)

Ecclesiastes 4:3 and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
(DBY)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

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Fortune (7 Occurrences)

Fortunatus (1 Occurrence)

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Syntyche (1 Occurrence)