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εὐχάριστος
eucharistos
G2170
G:A Greek

thankful

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Eucharistos describes a thankful stance commanded within the one body in Colossians 3:15.

The attested use describes being thankful as an exhortation addressed to a plural group within the setting of Christ's peace and their call in one body.

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  1. Thankful conduct within the one body · dominant

    In Colossians 3:15, εὐχάριστοι is a nominative plural masculine adjective in the closing exhortation after the call for Christ's peace to rule in their hearts and their calling in one body. The APB renders the clause, “and be thankful.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 3:15, the APB presents the closing exhortation as “and be thankful.” The verse is read as a whole, but this rendering fits the verse's concluding clause.

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