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thanÌ£k, thanÌ£ks, thanÌ£ks-giv´ing, thanÌ£ks´giv-ing: Both the verb and the nouns appear almost uniformly for ידה, yaÌ„dhÌ„ah, and ευÌχαÏιστεÌω, eucharisteÌoÌ„, and their cognates. EucharisteoÌ„ is the usual Greek verb for “to thank,†but yaÌ„dhaÌ„h takes on this force only through its context and is rather a synonym for “raise†or “bless†(which see) Septuagint renders yaÌ„dhaÌ„h usually by ἐξομολογεÌω, exomologeÌoÌ„, “speak forth together†“praise†(compare Tobit 12:20; Sirach 39:6, etc., and the use of “thank†in English Versions of the Bible to correspond), and this verb reappears in parellel , with English “thank†(the Revised Version margin “praiseâ€). Compare the use of anthomologeÌomai () and homologeÌoÌ„ (, the King James Version “giving thanks,†the Revised Version (British and American) “make confessionâ€; the King James Version is preferable). For chaÌris in the sense of “thanks†(note the singular “thank†in the King James Version Sirach 20:16; -34), see GRACE. the King James Version has “thankworthy†for charis, the Revised Version (British and American) “acceptable,†the Revised Version margin “grace.â€