εὐχαριστέω
εὐχᾰριστ-έω,
A). bestow a favour on, oblige, τῷ δήμῳ τῷ Δηλίων IG 11 ( 4 ). 665 (Delos, iii B.C.); τινι PPetr. 2p.4 (iii B.C.), PHib. 1.66.5 (iii B.C.).
2). to be thankful, return thanks, Decr. ap. 18.92 , IPE 12.352.14 (Chersonesus, ii B.C.); τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις 36 , cf. Ir. p.92 W., al.; ἐπί τινι or περί τινος for a thing, 4.72.7 , 16.11 , etc.; esp. to the gods, ἐπὶ τῷ ἐρρῶσθαί σε τοῖς θεοῖς εὐ. UPZ 59.10 (ii B.C.), cf. Ju. 8.25 , 1 Ep.Cor. 1.4 , etc.:— Pass., to be thanked, ηὐχαρίστηται κεραυνοῖς Ep. 17 ; to be received with thanks, 2 Ep.Cor. 1.11 .
3). pray, τῷ θεῷ περί τινος PLond. 2.413 , 418 (iv A.D.).