Dictionary entry

εὐγενής

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

εὐγενής, -ές

(< εὖ, γένος), [in LXX: Jb 1:3 (גָּדוֹל), II Mac 10:13 R, IV Mac 6:5 9:13, 23, 27 10:3, 15 *;]

1. well born, of noble race: Lk 19:12, I Co 1:26.

2. noble-minded: compar., -έστερος, Ac 17:11.†