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Strong's G2168 εὐχαριστέω (eucharisteo)

Eucharisteo means “be grateful” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2168 — zamar (“prune”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2168
Language Greek
Linked Usages 43
Books 19

Strong's G2168 Quick Answer

Strong's G2168 εὐχαριστήσας is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eucharisteo (yoo-khar-is-teh'-o) v. 1. to be grateful 2. (actively) to express gratitude (towards) It has 43 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include thanks, thank, give, saying, and said. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
eucharisteo (yoo-khar-is-teh'-o) v. 1. to be grateful 2. (actively) to express gratitude (towards)
Usage
43 linked usages
Books
19 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
thanks, thank, give, saying, and said

Meaning and Definition

eucharisteo (yoo-khar-is-teh'-o) v. 1. to be grateful 2. (actively) to express gratitude (towards) 3. (specially) to say grace at a meal [from G2170] KJV: (give) thank(-ful, -s) Root(s): G2170

Original Word
εὐχαριστήσας
Morphology
V-AAP-NSM

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2168. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to thank

Usage: εὐχαριστέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Jdth.8:25 Wis.18:2, 2Ma.1:11 2Mac 10:7 A 2Ma.12:31 R, 3Ma.7:16 * ;] to be thankful, give thanks (chiefly in late writers and Inscr.; cf. Milligan, Th., 5; Ellic. on Col.1:12; Lft., Notes, 9): Rom.1:21, 1Co.14:17, 1Th.5:18; of giving thanks before meat, Mat.15:36 26:27, Mrk.8:6 14:23, Luk.22:17, 19, Jhn.6:11, 23, 1Co.11:24; with dative pens., τ. θεῷ, Luk.17:16, Act.27:35 28:15, Rom.14:6 16:4, 1Co.14:18, Php.1:3, Col.1:3, 12, Phm 4; before διὰ Ἰ. Χριστοῦ, Rom.1:8 7:25 R, WH, mg., Col.3:17;

ἐν ὀνόματι Χρ., Eph.5:20; before περί, 1Th.1:2, 2Th.1:3; ὅτι, Rom.1:8, 2Th.2:13; ἐπι, with dative of thing(s), 1Co.1:4; ὐπέρ, 1Co.10:30, Eph.1:16 5:20; ὅτι, Luk.18:11, Jhn.11:41, 1Co.1:14, 1Th.2:13, Rev.11:17; pass. (Deiss., BS, 122 f.), 2Co.1:11.† SYN.: see: αἰνέω; and cf. Cremer, 903 f (AS)

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How Strong's G2168 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's G2168, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

thanks Matthew 15:36 13× thank Luke 18:11 give Romans 16:4 said Luke 22:17 saying Matthew 26:27 grace 1 Corinthians 1:4 thanked Acts 28:15 toward 2 Thessalonians 1:3

How Strong's G2168 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 38 linked usages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2168 (εὐχαριστήσας) appears 5 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2168 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2168 in the New Testament

38 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 15:36 KJV

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.

Matthew 26:27 KJV

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

Mark 8:6 KJV

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.

Strong's G2168 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 8:25 Septuagint / Brenton

Moreover let us give thanks to the Lord our God, which trieth us, even as he did our fathers.

2 Maccabees 1:11 Septuagint / Brenton

Insomuch as God hath delivered us from great perils, we thank him highly, as having been in battle against a king.

2 Maccabees 12:31 Septuagint / Brenton

they gave them thanks, desiring them to be friendly still unto them: and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks approaching.

Usage Excerpts

First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2168.

Matthew 15:36 New Testament, KJV
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.
Matthew 26:27 New Testament, KJV
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
Mark 8:6 New Testament, KJV
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.
Mark 14:23 New Testament, KJV
And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
Luke 17:16 New Testament, KJV
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Luke 18:11 New Testament, KJV
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 22:17 New Testament, KJV
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
Luke 22:19 New Testament, KJV
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.
John 6:11 New Testament, KJV
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.
John 6:23 New Testament, KJV
(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
John 11:41 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 27:35 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 28:15 New Testament, KJV
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.
Romans 1:8 New Testament, KJV
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Romans 1:21 New Testament, KJV
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.
Romans 7:25 New Testament, KJV
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 14:6 New Testament, KJV
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.
Romans 16:4 New Testament, KJV
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.
1 Corinthians 1:4 New Testament, KJV
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 1:14 New Testament, KJV
I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
1 Corinthians 10:30 New Testament, KJV
For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
1 Corinthians 11:24 New Testament, KJV
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.
1 Corinthians 14:17 New Testament, KJV
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
1 Corinthians 14:18 New Testament, KJV
I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
2 Corinthians 1:11 New Testament, KJV
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.
Ephesians 1:16 New Testament, KJV
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Ephesians 5:20 New Testament, KJV
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Philippians 1:3 New Testament, KJV
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Colossians 1:3 New Testament, KJV
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Colossians 1:12 New Testament, KJV
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Colossians 3:17 New Testament, KJV
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.
1 Thessalonians 1:2 New Testament, KJV
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
1 Thessalonians 2:13 New Testament, KJV
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.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 New Testament, KJV
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 New Testament, KJV
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;
2 Thessalonians 2:13 New Testament, KJV
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:
Philemon 1:4 New Testament, KJV
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
Revelation 11:17 New Testament, KJV
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.
Judith 8:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover let us give thanks to the Lord our God, which trieth us, even as he did our fathers.
2 Maccabees 1:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Insomuch as God hath delivered us from great perils, we thank him highly, as having been in battle against a king.
2 Maccabees 12:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
they gave them thanks, desiring them to be friendly still unto them: and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks approaching.
3 Maccabees 7:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They themselves having held fast their God unto death, and having enjoyed a full deliverance, departed from the city garlanded with sweet-flowered wreaths of every kind. Uttering exclamations of joy, with songs of praise, and melodious hymns they thanked the God of their fathers, the eternal Savior of Israel.
Wisdom of Solomon 18:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But for that they did not hurt them now, of whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, And besought them pardon for that they had been enemies.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2168, grouped by book.

Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 5 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 6 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 2 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 3 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 2 usages, New Testament
Philemon 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2168 FAQ

What does eucharisteo (εὐχαριστέω) mean?

Eucharisteo (Strong's G2168) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be grateful". eucharisteo (yoo-khar-is-teh'-o) v. 1. to be grateful 2. (actively) to express gratitude (towards)

How many times is eucharisteo (εὐχαριστέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's G2168 across 19 books.

Where can I study eucharisteo (εὐχαριστέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2168 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate eucharisteo (εὐχαριστέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thanks, thank, give, saying, said, and grace. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2168 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2168, with linked reader references where each row is available.