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THANK, THANKS (Noun and Verb), THANKFUL,
THANKFULNESS, THANKSGIVING, THANKWORTHY
A. Nouns.
1.
(
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, 5485), for the meanings of which see
GRACE
, No. 1, is rendered
“thank” in Luke 6:32, 33, 34; in 17:9, “doth he thank” is lit., “hath he thanks to”; it is
rendered “thanks (be to God)” in Rom. 6:17,
RV
(
KJV
, “God be thanked”); “thanks” in 1
Cor. 15:57; in 1 Tim. 1:12 and 2 Tim. 1:3, “I thank” is, lit., “I have thanks”;
“thankworthy,” 1 Pet. 2:19,
KJV
(
RV
, “acceptable”). See
ACCEPT
, D, No. 2.
2.
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(
' $ &
, 2169),
$
, “well,”
, “to give freely” (Eng.,
“eucharist”), denotes (a) “gratitude,” “thankfulness,” Acts 24:3; (b) “giving of thanks,
thanksgiving,” 1 Cor. 14:16; 2 Cor. 4:15; 9:11, 12 (plur.); Eph. 5:4; Phil. 4:6; Col. 2:7;
4:2; 1 Thess. 3:9 (“thanks”); 1 Tim. 2:1 (plur.); 4:3, 4; Rev. 4:9, “thanks”; 7:12.¶
B. Verbs.
1.
$
(
' $ !
, 2168), akin to A, No. 2, “to give thanks,” (a) is said of
Christ, Matt. 15:36; 26:27; Mark 8:6; 14:23; Luke 22:17, 19; John 6:11, 23; 11:41; 1 Cor.
11:24; (b) of the Pharisee in Luke 18:11 in his selfcomplacent prayer; (c) is used by Paul
at the beginning of all his epistles, except 2 Cor. (see, however,
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in 1:3), Gal., 1
Tim., 2 Tim. (see, however,
, 1:3), and Titus, (1) for his readers, Rom. 1:8;
Eph. 1:16; Col. 1:3; 1 Thess. 1:2; 2 Thess. 1:3 (cf. 2:13); virtually so in Philem. 4; (2) for
fellowship shown, Phil. 1:3; (3) for God’s gifts to them, 1 Cor. 1:4; (d) is recorded (1) of
Paul elsewhere, Acts 27:35; 28:15; Rom. 7:25; 1 Cor. 1:14; 14:18; (2) of Paul and others,
Rom. 16:4; 1 Thess. 2:13; of himself, representatively, as a practice, 1 Cor. 10:30; (3) of
others, Luke 17:16; Rom. 14:6 (twice); 1 Cor. 14:17; Rev. 11:17; (e) is used in
admonitions to the saints, the Name of the Lord Jesus suggesting His character and
example, Eph. 5:20; Col. 1:12; 3:17; 1 Thess. 5:18; (f) as the expression of a purpose, 2
Cor. 1:11,
RV
; (g) negatively of the ungodly, Rom. 1:21.¶ “Thanksgiving” is the
expression of joy Godward, and is therefore the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22); believers
are encouraged to abound in it (e.g., Col. 2:7, and see C, below).
2.
@
(
#
!
, 1843), in the middle voice, signifies “to make
acknowledgment,” whether of sins (to confess), or in the honor of a person, as in Rom.
14:11; 15:9 (in some mss. in Rev. 3:5); this is the significance in the Lord’s address to the
Father, “I thank (Thee),” in Matt. 11:25 and Luke 10:21, the meaning being “I make
thankful confession” or “I make acknowledgment with praise.” See
CONFESS
, No. 2,
CONSENT
,
PROMISE
.
3.
(
!
, 437), “to acknowledge fully, to celebrate
fully ( ) in praise with thanksgiving,” is used of Anna in Luke 2:35.¶
Note:
For
, rendered “giving thanks” in Heb. 13:15 (
RV
, “make confession”), See
CONFESS
, A, No. 1 (d).
C. Adjective.
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(
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, 2170), primarily, “gracious, agreeable” (as in the Sept.,
Prov. 11:16, of a wife, who brings glory to her husband¶), then “grateful, thankful,” is so
used in Col. 3:15.¶