Romans 14:6:12Rom.14.6.W12TAB
εὐχαριστεῖ
eukharistei
“gives thanks”
- Transliteration
- eu-kha-ri-STEI
- Extended
- eh-oo-khah-ri-STEI
- IPA
- /eu.kʰa.riˈstei/
Meaning by language
- English
- gives 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
eu-kha-ri-STEI
- sentence
ho phro-NON tên hê-ME-ran ky-REE-ō phro-NEI KAI ho es-THI-ōn ky-REE-ō es-THI-ei eu-kha-ri-STEI gar tôi the-Ô KAI ho MÊ es-THI-ōn ky-REE-ō ouk es-THI-ei KAI eu-kha-ri-STEI tôi the-Ô
Exegesis
The postpositive conjunction gar {γὰρ | gár} links the middle clause to its explanation: eucharistei gar tō theō {εὐχαριστεῖ γὰρ τῷ θεῷ | eu-kha-ris-TEî gar tō the-Ō̂} ‘for he gives thanks to God’, grounding eating as an act of gratitude.
Root and etymology
eucharisteōepsilon–upsilon–chi–alpha–rho–iota–sigma–tau–epsilon–omega
“to give thanks, express gratitude”
In context — Romans 14:6
The one who considers the day, considers it for the Lord ; and the one who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God ; and the one who does not eat, for the Lord he does not eat, and he gives thanks to God.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 14:6, so the Greek word εὐχαριστεῖ (eukharistei) 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 Rom.14.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.6.W12.S1) and character.