εὐχαριστέω eucharisteō

Greek word for “to thank” · Strong’s G2168 · used 38 times in 37 verses

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Meaning

εὐχαριστέω, -ῶ; to be thankful, give thanks (chiefly in late writers and Inscr.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for eucharisteō in context, with how often each is used:

• thank 10
• having given thanks 9
• giving thanks 6
• give thanks 5
• gives thanks 2
• when was giving thanks 1
• gave thanks 1
• thankful 1
• give thanks? 1
• thanks may be given 1
• do give thanks 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 22 (2), John 6 (2), Romans 1 (2), 1 Corinthians 1 (2), 1 Corinthians 14 (2), Colossians 1 (2), Matthew 15 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 8 (1), Mark 14 (1)

Forms

• εὐχαριστήσας 9
• εὐχαριστῶ 6
• Εὐχαριστῶ 4
• εὐχαριστοῦντες 3
• εὐχαριστῶν 2
• εὐχαριστεῖ 2
• Εὐχαριστοῦμεν 2
• εὐχαριστήσαντος 1
• εὐχαρίστησεν 1
• ηὐχαρίστησαν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with eucharisteō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πάντοτε pantote “always” 7
• λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 10
• κλάω klaō “to break” 5
• ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 7
• μνεία mneia “remembrance” 4
• ἄρτος artos “bread” 6
• περί peri “about” 7
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 6
• ποτήριον potērion “cup” 3
• προσευχή proseuchē “prayer” 3
• πατήρ patēr “father” 5
• ἀνάμνησις anamnēsis “remembrance” 2

Key verses

The verses using eucharisteō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 17:16 — And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
• Luke 18:11 — The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
• Luke 22:19 — And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
• Romans 1:8 — First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
• Romans 1:21 — Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was…
• Ephesians 5:20 — Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Colossians 1:12 — Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
• Colossians 3:17 — And what soever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13 — For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as…
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — 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…
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13 — But 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…
• Revelation 11:17 — Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.