1. thankfulness, gratitude, Decr. ap. D. 18.91, Stoic. 3.67, Phld. Ir. p.93 W.;
2. giving of thanks,
gratitude, thankfulness, Act 24:3;
thanks, the act of giving thanks, thanksgiving, 1Co 14:16;
conversation marked by the gentle cheerfulness of a grateful heart, as contrasted with the unseemly mirth of
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1. thankfulness: decree of the Byzantines in Demosthenes, p. 256, 19; Polybius 8, 14, 8; Additions to Est 6:4
2. the giving of thanks: Act 24:3; for God's blessings, 1Co 14:16; 2Co 4:15; Eph 5:4 (cf. 1Th 5:18); Phi 4:6; Col 2:7; Col 4:2; 1Th 3:9; 1Ti 4:3; Rev 4:9; Rev 7:12; with the dative of the person to whom thanks are given:
** εὐχαριστία , - ας , ἡ
( < εὐχάριστος ),
[in LXX : Ezr 8:13, Wis 16:28 , Sir 37:11 , 2Ma 2:27 * ;]
1. thankfulness, gratitude ( Polyb .; Es, Sir, 2Mac, ll . c .): Act 24:3.
2. giving of thanks, thanksgiving (so in Papyri and Inscr .; M , Th ., 41 f .): 1Co 14:16, 2Co 4:15, Eph 5:4, Php 4:6, Col 2:7, 42, 1Th 3:9, 1Ti 4:3-4, Rev 4:9; Rev 7:12; c. dat. pers ., 2Co 9:11 ( cf. τ . θεοῦ , Wis, l.c .); ρ l., 2Co 9:12, 1Ti 2:1 ( Cremer , 904). †
詞類次數:名詞(15)
原文字根:好-喜樂
字義溯源:感激,感謝,祝謝,感恩;源自(G2170(
1)感謝(12)林前14:16;林後4:15;林後9:11;林後9:12;弗5:4;腓4:6;西2:7;帖前3:9;提前4:3;提前4:4;啓4:9;啓7:12;
3)感激(1)徒24:3