eucharisteō (εὐχαριστέω)
- Language: Greek
- Romanized: eucharisteō
- Original script: εὐχαριστέω
- Gloss: to give thanks
The verb that gives Eucharist its later name. In the institution narratives, Jesus takes bread and gives thanks before breaking it; the participle becomes a noun, and the noun becomes the name of the rite at the center of Western worship.