Greek · G2169 · unreviewed

εὐχαριστία

Gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act of worship)

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εὐχαριστία G2169

Pronunciation eucharistía

What does εὐχαριστία (eucharistía) mean in the Bible?

εὐχαριστία (eucharistía) is a Greek word meaning "gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act of worship)". εὐχαριστία, -ας, ἡ (εὐχάριστος), [in LXX: Est.

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Meaning

gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act of worship)

Extended definition

Gratitude expressed as active worship and verbal thanksgiving to God, not mere internal feeling alone

(εὐχάριστος), [in LXX: Est.8:13, Wis.16:28, Sir.37:11, 2Ma.2:27 * ;]

1thankfulness, gratitude (Polyb.; Es, Sir, 2Mac, ll. with): Act.24:3.

2giving of thanks, thanksgiving (so in π. and Inscr.; M, Th., 41 f.): 1Co.14:16, 2Co.4:15, Eph.5:4, Php.4:6, Col.2:7 4:2, 1Th.3:9, 1Ti.4:3-4, Rev.4:9 7:12; with dative of person(s), 2Co.9:11 (cf. τ. θεοῦ, Wis, l.with); pl., 2Co.9:12, 1Ti.2:1 (Cremer, 904).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Eph 5:4 · Rev 7:12 2×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 24:3 · Phil 4:6 · 1 Tim 4:3 · 1 Tim 4:4 4×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 9:12 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 14:16 · Col 2:7 · Col 4:2 3×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 4:15 · 2 Cor 9:11 · 1 Thess 3:9 · Rev 4:9 4×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Tim 2:1 1×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Colossians 4:2–6 thanksgiving eucharistía Dative · Singular · Feminine

Corporate prayer practice marked by gratitude and watchfulness in intercession

Ephesians 5:3-7 thanksgiving eucharistía Nominative · Singular · Feminine

Proper speech and conduct contrasted with coarse behavior, thanksgiving as fitting expression

Jeremiah 33:10-13 thanksgiving eucharistía

Public expression of gratitude in restored community worship and celebration

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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