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εὐχαριστία
eucharistía · Greek · Strong's G2169 · 15 occurrences
The KJV renders 2 different Greek words as “thanks”
What it means
gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act of worship)
from G2170 (εὐχάριστος);
How the KJV renders it
thankfulness, thanks
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“thanks”
also renders cháris (G5485)
Questions this word decides
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
Where it appears
15 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 14:16 N-DSF1 Thessalonians 3:9 N-ASF1 Timothy 2:1 N-APF1 Timothy 4:3 N-GSF1 Timothy 4:4 N-GSF2 Corinthians 4:15 N-ASF2 Corinthians 9:11 N-ASF2 Corinthians 9:12 N-GPFActs 24:3 N-GSFColossians 2:7 N-DSFColossians 4:2 N-DSFEphesians 5:4 N-NSFPhilippians 4:6 N-GSFRevelation 4:9 N-ASFRevelation 7:12 N-NSF
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