Strong's Lexicon
eucharistos: Thankful, grateful
Original Word:εὐχάριστος
Part of Speech:Adjective
Transliteration:eucharistos
Pronunciation:yoo-KHAR-is-tos
Phonetic Spelling:(yoo-khar'-is-tos)
Definition:Thankful, grateful
Meaning:thankful, grateful.
Word Origin:Derived from εὖ (eu, meaning "well" or "good") and χάρις (charis, meaning "grace" or "thanks").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "eucharistos," the concept of thankfulness is prevalent in Hebrew Scriptures, often expressed by the word תּוֹדָה (todah, Strong's H8426), meaning "thanksgiving" or "praise."
Usage:The Greek word "eucharistos" is used to describe a state of being thankful or grateful. It conveys an attitude of appreciation and acknowledgment of goodness or favor received. In the New Testament, it is often associated with a heart posture of gratitude towards God for His grace and blessings.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, gratitude was considered a virtue and an essential aspect of social and religious life. The concept of "charis" (grace) was central to relationships, where favors and gifts were exchanged, and gratitude was expected in return. In the Jewish tradition, thanksgiving was a significant part of worship, with numerous Psalms dedicated to expressing gratitude to God. The early Christian community adopted and deepened this practice, emphasizing thanksgiving as a response to God's grace through Jesus Christ.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2170euxáristos (from2095/eú, "well" and 5483/xarízomai, "grant freely") – properly,thankful for God's grace working out what is (eternally)good;grateful, which literally means "grace-ful (thankful) for God'sgrace" (what brings His eternalfavor). 2170/euxáristos only occurs in Col 3:15.See 2168 (euxaristeō).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
eu and
charizomaiDefinitionthankful
NASB Translationthankful (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2170: εὐχάριστοςεὐχάριστος,
ἐυχαριστον (
εὖ and
χαρίζομαι),
mindful of favors, grateful, thankful: to God,
Colossians 3:15 (
Xenophon, Cyril 8, 3, 49;
Plutarch; others);
pleasing, agreeable (cf. English
grateful in its secondary sense):
εὐχάριστοιλόγοι, pleasant conversation,
Xenophon, Cyril 2, 2, 1;
acceptable to others, winning:
γυνήεὐχάριστοςἐγείρειἀνδρίδόξαν,
Proverbs 11:16;
liberal, beneficent,Diodorus 18, 28.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
thankful.Fromeu and a derivative ofcharizomai; well favored, i.e. (by implication) grateful -- thankful.
see GREEKeu
see GREEKcharizomai
Forms and Transliterations
ευχαριστοι ευχάριστοι εὐχάριστοι ευχάριστος ευχερής ευχερώς eucharistoi eucháristoiLinks
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