εὐχαριστία
eucharistia (eucharistía)
/yoo-khar-is-tee'-ah/
“thankfulness, gratitude, giving of thanks, thanksgiving”
Primary meaning: thankfulness, gratitude, giving of thanks, thanksgiving. Strong's: gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act of worship). Lexical nuances: thankfulness, gratitude (Polyb.; Es, Si, II Mac, ll. c.): Ac 24:3 .
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G2170 (εὐχάριστος);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
thankfulnessgiving of thanks giving
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H8426 תּוֹדָה thanksgiving, confession, thank offering G2169 εὐχαριστία thankfulness, gratitude, giving of thanks, thanksgiving
LXX conceptual translation: תּוֹדָה (thanksgiving, confession, thank offering) -> εὐχαριστία (thankfulness, gratitude, giving of thanks, thanksgiving)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where εὐχαριστία (eucharistia) carries significant theological or narrative weight.