Luke 22:17:4Luke.22.17.W4TAB
εὐχαριστήσας
eukharistêsas
“having given thanks”
- Transliteration
- eu-kha-ri-STÊ-sas
- Extended
- eu-khah-ree-STÊÊ-sahs
- IPA
- /eu.kʰa.riˈstɛː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having given thanks
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eu-kha-ri-STÊ-sas
- sentence
KAI dek-SA-me-nos po-TÊ-ri-on eu-kha-ri-STÊ-sas EI-pen LA-be-te TOU-to KAI di-a-me-RI-sa-te eis he-au-TOUS
Exegesis
The participial chain dexamenos {δεξάμενος | dexá-menos} and eucharistesas {εὐχαριστήσας | eucharis-tḗ-sas} supplies background actions that occur before the main speech verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen}, creating a temporal progression: receiving the cup, giving thanks, then speaking.
Root and etymology
eucharisteoepsilon upsilon chi alpha rho iota sigma tau epsilon omicron
“to give thanks”
In context — Luke 22:17
After receiving a cup and offering thanks , He said, “Take this and distribute it among yourselves .”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 22:17, so the Greek word εὐχαριστήσας (eukharistêsas) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.22.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.17.W4.S1) and character.