{Gave thanks to God} (eucharist(8873)en t(9369) the(9369)). First
aorist active indicative of euchariste(935c) from which our word
"Eucharist" comes. It was saying grace like the head of a Hebrew
family and the example of Paul would encourage the others to eat.
Probably Paul, Luke, and Aristarchus had memories of the Lord's
supper ( Ac 2:42 ) while to others it was only an ordinary meal
( Lu 24:30 ).