eucharisteō · give thanks

What it means

eucharisteō (εὐχαριστέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “give thanks”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To be grateful, above all to God.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• give thanks ×10
• giving thanks ×10
• I thank ×8
• given thanks ×2
• gives thanks ×2
• having given thanks ×2
• he gave thanks ×1
• thank ×1
• thanking ×1
• thanks may be given ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×2
• Luke×4
• John×3
• Acts×2
• Romans×5
• 1 Corinthians×6
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×3
• 1 Thessalonians×3
• 2 Thessalonians×2
• Philemon×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 15:36

  he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and was giving them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.

• Matthew 26:27

  And taking a cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,

• Mark 8:6

  And he directs the crowd to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, he broke them and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

• Mark 14:23

  And taking a cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

• Luke 17:16

  and he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan.

• Luke 18:11

  The Pharisee, standing, was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: robbers, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

• Luke 22:17

  And having received a cup, and given thanks, he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves;

• Luke 22:19

  And taking bread, and giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

• John 6:11

  So Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks, he distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.

• John 6:23

  However, boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

• John 11:41

  So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

• Acts 27:35

  And after saying these things and taking bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and breaking it he began to eat.

• Acts 28:15

  And from there the brothers, having heard the news about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, thanking God, he took courage.

• Romans 1:8

  First, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.

• Romans 1:21

  Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their senseless heart was darkened.

• Romans 14:6

  The one who observes the day observes it to the Lord; and the one who eats eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and the one who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God.

• Romans 16:4

  who laid down their own necks for my life, to whom not I alone give thanks but also all the assemblies of the nations;

• 1 Corinthians 1:4

  I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in the Messiah Jesus,

• 1 Corinthians 1:14

  I thank God that I immersed none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

• 1 Corinthians 10:30

  If I partake with thanks, why am I slandered for what I give thanks for?

• 1 Corinthians 11:24

  and after giving thanks he broke it and said, This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.

• 1 Corinthians 14:17

  For you give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

• 1 Corinthians 14:18

  I thank God that I speak in tongues more than you all;

• 2 Corinthians 1:11

  while you also help together for us by your prayer, so that thanks may be given on our behalf by many people for the gift granted to us through many.

• Ephesians 1:16

  do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

• Ephesians 5:20

  giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah to God the Father,

• Philippians 1:3

  I thank my God for every remembrance of you,

• Colossians 1:3

  We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, always praying for you,

• Colossians 1:12

  giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for the share of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

• Colossians 3:17

  And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:2

  We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers, unceasingly,

• 1 Thessalonians 2:13

  And for this reason we also thank God unceasingly, that when you received the word you heard from us, the word of God, you accepted it not as the word of human beings but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:18

  In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in the Messiah Jesus for you.

• 2 Thessalonians 1:3

  We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly and the love of each one of all of you for one another is increasing,

• 2 Thessalonians 2:13

  But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth,

• Philemon 1:4

  I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

• Revelation 11:17

  saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God the Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

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