Eucharisteō εὐχαριστέω

Eucharisteō (Greek εὐχαριστέω, Strong's G2168) is a Greek verb meaning “to thank”. It occurs 38 times in 37 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Thankfulness

Verses

Every verse with Eucharisteō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 15:36
  And 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.Taking 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.
• Matthew 26:27
  And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.

Mark

• Mark 8:6
  And 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.And 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.
• Mark 14:23
  And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

Luke

• Luke 17:16
  And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—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.The 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.
• Luke 22:17
  And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
• 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.And 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.”

John

• John 6:11
  And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
• John 6:23
  (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
• John 11:41
  Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

Acts

• Acts 27:35
  And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.After 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.
• Acts 28:15
  And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.The 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.

Romans

• Romans 1:8
  First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the 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 darkened.For 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.
• Romans 14:6
  He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.He 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.
• Romans 16:4
  Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 1:4
  I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Corinthians 1:14
  I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
• 1 Corinthians 10:30
  For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
• 1 Corinthians 11:24
  And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.and when He had given 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 thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.
• 1 Corinthians 14:18
  I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 1:11
  Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 1:16
  Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
• Ephesians 5:20
  Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians

• Philippians 1:3
  I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,I thank my God every time I remember you.

Colossians

• Colossians 1:3
  We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
• Colossians 1:12
  Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
• Colossians 3:17
  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.And 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.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 1:2
  We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
• 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 it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.And 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.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18
  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

2 Thessalonians

• 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 each other aboundeth;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.
• 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 sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: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.

Philemon

• Philemon 1:4
  I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,

Revelation

• 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.saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).