Ephesians 1:16

οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν μνείαν ὑμῶν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
οὐ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
παύομαι
G3973 V-PMI-1S
pauō
to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e., restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
  • to make to cease or desist
    • "to restrain a thing or person from something"to cease, to leave off"have got release from sin
    • no longer stirred by its incitements and seductions
εὐχαριστῶν
G2168 V-PAP-NSM
eucharisteō
to be grateful, i.e., (actively) to express gratitude (towards); specially, to say grace at a meal
  • to be grateful, feel thankful
    • "give thanks
ὑπὲρ
G5228 PREP
hyper
___%___over___%___, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
  • in behalf of, for the sake of
    • "over, beyond, more than"more, beyond, over
ὑμῶν
G5216
hymōn
of (from or concerning) you
  • of yours
μνείαν
G3417 N-ASF
mneia
recollection; by implication, recital
  • remembrance, memory, mention
ὑμῶν
G5216
hymōn
of (from or concerning) you
  • of yours
ποιούμενος
G4160 V-PMP-NSM
poieō
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
  • to make
    • with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc.
      • "to be the authors of, the cause"to make ready, to prepare"to produce, bear, shoot forth"to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self"to make a thing out of something"to (make i.e.,) render one anything
      • to (make i.e.,) constitute or appoint one anything, to appoint or ordain one that
        • "to (make i.e.,) declare one anything
      to put one forth, to lead him out"to make one do something
      • cause one to
      to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about)
    to do
    • to act rightly, do well
      • to carry out, to execute
      to do a thing unto one
      • to do to one
      with designation of time: to pass, spend"to celebrate, keep
      • to make ready, and so at the same time to institute, the celebration of the passover
      to perform: to a promise
ἐπὶ
G1909 PREP
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
τῶν
G3588 T-GPF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
προσευχῶν
G4335 N-GPF
proseuchē
prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
  • prayer addressed to God
    • "a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer
    • a synagogue
      • "a place in the open air where the Jews were wont to pray, outside the cities, where they had no synagogue
      • such places were situated upon the bank of a stream or the shore of a sea, where there was a supply of water for washing the hands before prayer
μου
G3450
mou
of me
  • I, me, my, of me

οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν μνείαν ὑμῶν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου
16
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Cross References

Romans 1:8

Πρῶτον μὲν εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὑπὲρ πάντων ὑμῶν ὅτι ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν καταγγέλλεται ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ
8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

Colossians 1:9

Διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφ' ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσαμεν οὐ παυόμεθα ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι καὶ αἰτούμενοι ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ
9
For cause this we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Εὐχαριστεῖν ὀφείλομεν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν ἀδελφοί καθὼς ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὅτι ὑπεραυξάνει ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν καὶ πλεονάζει ἡ ἀγάπη ἑνὸς ἑκάστου πάντων ὑμῶν εἰς ἀλλήλους
3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

Colossians 1:3

Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι
3
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

1 Samuel 12:23

גַּם אָֽנֹכִי חָלִילָה לִּי מֵֽחֲטֹא לַֽיהוָה מֵֽחֲדֹל לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בַּֽעַדְכֶם וְהֽוֹרֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם בְּדֶרֶךְ הַטּוֹבָה וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃
23
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

Philippians 1:3

Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ μνείᾳ ὑμῶν
3
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

Isaiah 62:6

עַל-חוֹמֹתַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִפְקַדְתִּי שֹֽׁמְרִים כָּל-הַיּוֹם וְכָל-הַלַּיְלָה תָּמִיד לֹא יֶחֱשׁוּ הַמַּזְכִּרִים אֶת-יְהוָה אַל-דֳּמִי לָכֶֽם׃
6
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

1 Thessalonians 5:17

ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε
17
Pray without ceasing.

1 Samuel 7:8

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-שְׁמוּאֵל אַל-תַּֽחֲרֵשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ מִזְּעֹק אֶל-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְיֹֽשִׁעֵנוּ מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
8
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Thessalonians 1:2

Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν μνείαν ὑμῶν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶν
2
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Genesis 40:14

כִּי אִם-זְכַרְתַּנִי אִתְּךָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר יִיטַב לָךְ וְעָשִֽׂיתָ-נָּא עִמָּדִי חָסֶד וְהִזְכַּרְתַּנִי אֶל-פַּרְעֹה וְהֽוֹצֵאתַנִי מִן-הַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
14
But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
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