Word Study · Strong's G2168 · Greek
εὐχαριστέω
eucharisteo
yoo-khar-is-teh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: eucharistéō
“to be grateful, i.e. (actively) to express gratitude (towards)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to be grateful, i.e. (actively) to express gratitude (towards); specially, to say grace at a meal
Rendered in the KJV as
(give) thank(-ful, -s).
- 38occurrencesin the New Testament
- 15 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 38 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- εὐχαριστήσας9
- εὐχαριστῶ5
- Εὐχαριστῶ4
- εὐχαριστοῦντες3
- εὐχαριστεῖ2
- Εὐχαριστοῦμεν2
- εὐχαριστῶν2
- εὐχαριστεῖν1
- Εὐχαριστεῖν1
- εὐχαριστεῖς,1
- εὐχαριστεῖτε·1
- εὐχαριστηθῇ1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- having given thanks9
- I thank8
- giving thanks5
- We give thanks3
- he gives thanks2
- are giving thanks,1
- do give thanks;1
- give thanks1
- give thanks?1
- he gave thanks1
- thank1
- thanks may be given1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular10
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular9
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person plural4
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, statement · 2nd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-1S · 10
- V-AAP-NSM · 9
- V-PAI-1P · 4
- V-PAP-NPM · 3
- V-PAI-3S · 2
- V-PAN · 2
- V-PAP-NSM · 2
- V-AAI-3P · 1
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-AAP-GSM · 1
- V-APS-3S · 1
- V-PAI-2S · 1
All 38, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Corinthians6 of 38 · 16%
- Romans5 of 38 · 13%
- Luke4 of 38 · 11%
- John3 of 38 · 8%
- Colossians3 of 38 · 8%
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 15:36εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTaking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.here: having given thanks
- Matthew 26:27εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.here: having given thanks
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 8:6εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.here: having given thanks
- Mark 14:23εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.here: having given thanks
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 17:16εὐχαριστῶνeucharistōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHe fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.here: giving thanks
- Luke 18:11εὐχαριστῶeucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularThe Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.here: I thank
- Luke 22:17εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAfter taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.here: having given thanks
- Luke 22:19εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”here: having given thanks
John3 occurrences
- John 6:11εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.here: having given thanks
- John 6:23εὐχαριστήσαντοςeucharistēsantosverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularHowever, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.here: when was giving thanks
- John 11:41εὐχαριστῶeucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularSo they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.here: I thank
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 27:35εὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAfter he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.here: he gave thanks
- Acts 28:15εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.here: having given thanks
Romans5 occurrences
- Romans 1:8εὐχαριστῶeucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularFirst, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.here: I thank
- Romans 1:21ηὐχαρίστησαν,ēucharistēsanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralFor although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.here: were thankful,
- Romans 14:6εὐχαριστεῖeucharisteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularHe who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.here: he gives thanks
- Romans 14:6εὐχαριστεῖeucharisteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularHe who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.here: he gives thanks
- Romans 16:4εὐχαριστῶeucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularwho have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.here: thank
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 1:4Εὐχαριστῶeucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularI always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.here: I thank
- 1 Corinthians 1:14εὐχαριστῶeucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularI thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,here: I thank
- 1 Corinthians 10:30εὐχαριστῶ;eucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularIf I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?here: give thanks?
- 1 Corinthians 11:24εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularand when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”here: having given thanks
- 1 Corinthians 14:17εὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisverb · present active, statement · 2nd person singularYou may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.here: are giving thanks,
- 1 Corinthians 14:18Εὐχαριστῶeucharistōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularI thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.here: I thank
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 1:16εὐχαριστῶνeucharistōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,here: giving thanks
- Ephesians 5:20εὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralalways giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.here: giving thanks
Philippians1 occurrence
Colossians3 occurrences
- Colossians 1:3Εὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralWe always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,here: We give thanks
- Colossians 1:12εὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralgiving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.here: giving thanks
- Colossians 3:17εὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.here: giving thanks
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2Εὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralWe always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayershere: We give thanks
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13εὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralAnd we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.here: give thanks
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18εὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluralGive thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.here: do give thanks;
2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3Εὐχαριστεῖνeucharisteinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.here: To thank
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13εὐχαριστεῖνeucharisteinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.here: to give thanks