εὐχαριστέω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From εὐχάριστος (eukháristos, “grateful”) + -έω (-éō, denominative verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eu̯.kʰa.ris.té.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eʍ.kʰa.risˈte.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eɸ.xa.risˈte.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ef.xa.risˈte.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ef.xa.risˈte.o/
Verb
εὐχᾰρῐστέω • (eukhărĭstéō)
- to bestow a favour on, oblige
- to be grateful, thankful
- to thank, give thanks [with dative]
- 2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 4, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata[1]:
- σοὶ δὲ εὐχαριστῶ, Σωσία, τὸν σάκκον λάβε καὶ ἀποχώρει.
- soì dè eukharistô, Sōsía, tòn sákkon lábe kaì apokhṓrei.
- I thank you Socias. Take your bag and leave.
- to pray
- to wish well, congratulate
Inflection
Present: εὐχᾰρῐστέω, εὐχᾰρῐστέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | εὐχᾰρῐστέω | εὐχᾰρῐστέεις | εὐχᾰρῐστέει | εὐχᾰρῐστέετον | εὐχᾰρῐστέετον | εὐχᾰρῐστέομεν | εὐχᾰρῐστέετε | εὐχᾰρῐστέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστέω | εὐχᾰρῐστέῃς | εὐχᾰρῐστέῃ | εὐχᾰρῐστέητον | εὐχᾰρῐστέητον | εὐχᾰρῐστέωμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστέητε | εὐχᾰρῐστέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιμῐ | εὐχᾰρῐστέοις | εὐχᾰρῐστέοι | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιτον | εὐχᾰρῐστεοίτην | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιτε | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐ́στεε | εὐχᾰρῐστεέτω | εὐχᾰρῐστέετον | εὐχᾰρῐστεέτων | εὐχᾰρῐστέετε | εὐχᾰρῐστεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | εὐχᾰρῐστέομαι | εὐχᾰρῐστέῃ, εὐχᾰρῐστέει |
εὐχᾰρῐστέεται | εὐχᾰρῐστέεσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστέεσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστεόμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστέεσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστέωμαι | εὐχᾰρῐστέῃ | εὐχᾰρῐστέηται | εὐχᾰρῐστέησθον | εὐχᾰρῐστέησθον | εὐχᾰρῐστεώμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστέησθε | εὐχᾰρῐστέωνται | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστεοίμην | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιο | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιτο | εὐχᾰρῐστέοισθον | εὐχᾰρῐστεοίσθην | εὐχᾰρῐστεοίμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστέοισθε | εὐχᾰρῐστέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐστέου | εὐχᾰρῐστεέσθω | εὐχᾰρῐστέεσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστεέσθων | εὐχᾰρῐστέεσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | εὐχᾰρῐστέειν | εὐχᾰρῐστέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | εὐχᾰρῐστέων | εὐχᾰρῐστεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | εὐχᾰρῐστέουσᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | εὐχᾰρῐστέον | εὐχᾰρῐστεόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: εὐχᾰρῐστῶ, εὐχᾰρῐστοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | εὐχᾰρῐστῶ | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖς | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖ | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖτον | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖτον | εὐχᾰρῐστοῦμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖτε | εὐχᾰρῐστοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστῶ | εὐχᾰρῐστῇς | εὐχᾰρῐστῇ | εὐχᾰρῐστῆτον | εὐχᾰρῐστῆτον | εὐχᾰρῐστῶμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστῆτε | εὐχᾰρῐστῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστοίην, εὐχᾰρῐστοῖμῐ |
εὐχᾰρῐστοίης, εὐχᾰρῐστοῖς |
εὐχᾰρῐστοίη, εὐχᾰρῐστοῖ |
εὐχᾰρῐστοῖτον, εὐχᾰρῐστοίητον |
εὐχᾰρῐστοίτην, εὐχᾰρῐστοιήτην |
εὐχᾰρῐστοῖμεν, εὐχᾰρῐστοίημεν |
εὐχᾰρῐστοῖτε, εὐχᾰρῐστοίητε |
εὐχᾰρῐστοῖεν, εὐχᾰρῐστοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐ́στει | εὐχᾰρῐστείτω | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖτον | εὐχᾰρῐστείτων | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖτε | εὐχᾰρῐστούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | εὐχᾰρῐστοῦμαι | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖ, εὐχᾰρῐστῇ |
εὐχᾰρῐστεῖται | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστούμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστῶμαι | εὐχᾰρῐστῇ | εὐχᾰρῐστῆται | εὐχᾰρῐστῆσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστῆσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστώμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστῆσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστῶνται | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστοίμην | εὐχᾰρῐστοῖο | εὐχᾰρῐστοῖτο | εὐχᾰρῐστοῖσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστοίσθην | εὐχᾰρῐστοίμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστοῖσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐστοῦ | εὐχᾰρῐστείσθω | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστείσθων | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖν | εὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | εὐχᾰρῐστῶν | εὐχᾰρῐστούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | εὐχᾰρῐστοῦσᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | εὐχᾰρῐστοῦν | εὐχᾰρῐστούμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ηὐχᾰρῐ́στεον, ηὐχᾰρῐστεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στεον | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στεες | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στεε(ν) | ηὐχᾰρῐστέετον | ηὐχᾰρῐστεέτην | ηὐχᾰρῐστέομεν | ηὐχᾰρῐστέετε | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στεον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ηὐχᾰρῐστεόμην | ηὐχᾰρῐστέου | ηὐχᾰρῐστέετο | ηὐχᾰρῐστέεσθον | ηὐχᾰρῐστεέσθην | ηὐχᾰρῐστεόμεθᾰ | ηὐχᾰρῐστέεσθε | ηὐχᾰρῐστέοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ηὐχᾰρῐ́στουν, ηὐχᾰρῐστούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στουν | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στεις | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στει | ηὐχᾰρῐστεῖτον | ηὐχᾰρῐστείτην | ηὐχᾰρῐστοῦμεν | ηὐχᾰρῐστεῖτε | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ηὐχᾰρῐστούμην | ηὐχᾰρῐστοῦ | ηὐχᾰρῐστεῖτο | ηὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθον | ηὐχᾰρῐστείσθην | ηὐχᾰρῐστούμεθᾰ | ηὐχᾰρῐστεῖσθε | ηὐχᾰρῐστοῦντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰ, ηὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰ | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰς | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησε(ν) | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτον | ηὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́την | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰμεν | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτε | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστήσω | εὐχᾰρῐστήσῃς | εὐχᾰρῐστήσῃ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσητον | εὐχᾰρῐστήσητον | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστήσητε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιμῐ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσειᾰς, εὐχᾰρῐστήσαις |
εὐχᾰρῐστήσειε(ν), εὐχᾰρῐστήσαι |
εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιτον | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίτην | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιτε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσειᾰν, εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́τω | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́των | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτε | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ηὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μην | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσω | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτο | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθον | ηὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθην | ηὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθε | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωμαι | εὐχᾰρῐστήσῃ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσηται | εὐχᾰρῐστήσησθον | εὐχᾰρῐστήσησθον | εὐχᾰρῐστησώμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσησθε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωνται | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίμην | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιο | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιτο | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαισθον | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίσθην | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαισθε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησαι | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθω | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθων | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | εὐχᾰρῐστῆσαι | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾱς | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾱσᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | εὐχᾰρῐστῆσᾰν | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: εὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰ, εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰς | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησε(ν) | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́την | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτε | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστήσω | εὐχᾰρῐστήσῃς | εὐχᾰρῐστήσῃ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσητον | εὐχᾰρῐστήσητον | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστήσητε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιμῐ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσειᾰς, εὐχᾰρῐστήσαις |
εὐχᾰρῐστήσειε(ν), εὐχᾰρῐστήσαι |
εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιτον | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίτην | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιμεν | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιτε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσειᾰν, εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́τω | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́των | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτε | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μην | εὐχᾰρῐστήσω | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰτο | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθην | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωμαι | εὐχᾰρῐστήσῃ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσηται | εὐχᾰρῐστήσησθον | εὐχᾰρῐστήσησθον | εὐχᾰρῐστησώμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσησθε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσωνται | |||||
| optative | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίμην | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιο | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιτο | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαισθον | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίσθην | εὐχᾰρῐστησαίμεθᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαισθε | εὐχᾰρῐστήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | εὐχᾰρῐ́στησαι | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθω | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθον | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθων | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθε | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | εὐχᾰρῐστῆσαι | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾱς | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | εὐχᾰρῐστήσᾱσᾰ | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | εὐχᾰρῐστῆσᾰν | εὐχᾰρῐστησᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ηὐχᾰρῐ́στημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στημαι | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησαι | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στηται | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησθον | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησθον | ηὐχᾰρῐστήμεθᾰ | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησθε | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένος ὦ | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένος ᾖς | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένος ᾖ | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένω ἦτον | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένω ἦτον | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένοι ὦμεν | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένοι ἦτε | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένος εἴην | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένος εἴης | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένος εἴη | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένω εἴητον/εἶτον | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησο | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσθω | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησθον | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσθων | ηὐχᾰρῐ́στησθε | ηὐχᾰρῐστήσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ηὐχᾰρῐστῆσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένος | |||||||||||
| f | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ηὐχᾰρῐστημένον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- ἀπευχαριστέω (apeukharistéō)
- εὐχαριστήριος (eukharistḗrios)
- εὐχαριστητέον (eukharistētéon)
- ὑπερευχαριστέω (hupereukharistéō)
Descendants
- Greek: ευχαριστώ (efcharistó)
References
- “εὐχαριστέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “εὐχαριστέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- εὐχαριστέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- G2168 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible