To thank
εὐχαριστέωStrong’s G2168eucharisteō
Appears in 37 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eucharisteō is the Greek word usually translated “having given thanks”, “thank” and “giving thanks”. It appears in 37 verses of the New Testament.
“We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;”
Meaning
Usually translated “having given thanks”, “thank” and “giving thanks”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having given thanks 9
- i thank 8
- giving thanks 5
- we give thanks 3
- he gives thanks 2
- give thanks 2
- when was giving thanks 1
- he gave thanks 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 6
- Luke 4
- Romans 4
- John 3
- Colossians 3
- 1 Thessalonians 3
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13In contextBut we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- Philemon 1:4In contextI thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
- Matthew 15:36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
- Matthew 26:27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
- Mark 8:6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
- Mark 14:23And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
All 37 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
εὐχαριστέω eucharisteō · to thank
εὐχαριστέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Jdth.8:25 Wis.18:2, 2Ma.1:11 2Mac 10:7 A 2Ma.12:31 R, 3Ma.7:16 * ;] to be thankful, give thanks (chiefly in late writers and Inscr.; cf. Milligan, Th., 5; Ellic. on Col.1:12; Lft., Notes, 9): Rom.1:21, 1Co.14:17, 1Th.5:18; of giving thanks before meat, Mat.15:36 26:27, Mrk.8:6 14:23, Luk.22:17, 19, Jhn.6:11, 23, 1Co.11:24; with dative pens., τ. θεῷ, Luk.17:16, Act.27:35 28:15, Rom.14:6 16:4, 1Co.14:18, Php.1:3, Col.1:3, 12, Phm 4; before διὰ Ἰ. Χριστοῦ, Rom.1:8 7:25 R, WH, mg., Col.3:17; ἐν ὀνόματι Χρ., Eph.5:20; before περί, 1Th.1:2, 2Th.1:3; ὅτι, Rom.1:8, 2Th.2:13; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “thank” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THANK, verb transitive
- To express gratitude for a favor; to make acknowledgments to one for kindness bestowed.“We are bound to thank God always for you” 2 Thessalonians 1:3“Joab bowed himself and thanked the king” 2 Samuel 14:22
- It is used ironically.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.