Adjective eugenēs (of noble race) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Luke

19: 12So he said, "A man of noble race (eugenēs) went to a distant country to get royal power for himself and then return.

Acts

17: 11These Jews were of nobler race (eugenēsteros) than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message very eagerly and examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so.