ka-vo-si · W168

kavosi · thanksgiving / blessing, deliberate value-signal · ✅

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Domain	theology / liturgy / prayer / gratitude
Class	action
Type	compound
Register	general / liturgical / theological
First use	S426 — la-ze ka-vo-si (he gave thanks / he blessed) Also S429 — la-ze ka-vo-si (parallel thanksgiving over bread)

Composition

ka (deliberate action) + vo (value/quality) + si (signal/ representation) = deliberate-value-signal = intentional expression of worth = thanksgiving/blessing. Three-root; right-branch: ka modifies [vo-si] = deliberate [value-signal] = deliberate expression of value.

Definition

thanksgiving; deliberate expression of value. Giving thanks; a blessing. The intentional act of signaling the worth/quality of something or someone — specifically as a performative speech act (a blessing said aloud, a prayer of thanks). Greek εὐχαριστία (eucharistia = well-graced thanksgiving) maps precisely: ka (deliberate) + vo (value/worth) + si (signal/ expression) = deliberately expressing gratitude for worth.

Notes

ka-vo-si is used twice in the institution sequence: once over the cup (S426) and once over the bread (S429). The compound gives the Eucharist its name in Tonesu: the institution formula is a ka-vo-si event — a deliberate act of value-signaling over the elements before distributing them. The compound is not theology-specific: it covers any deliberate expression of gratitude or worth-acknowledgment.

Related

ka (primitive: deliberate action), vo (primitive: value/quality), si (primitive: signal/representation), wi-si (W063: prayer = will-signal — a related but distinct form: prayer is a will-directed signal; thanksgiving is a value-signal)

In the corpus

2 attestations.

S#	Tonesu
S426	la-na-Jesus ka-ne lo-ko-mu / la-ze ka-vo-si He took the cup and gave thanks.
S429	la-na-Jesus ka-ne lo-ka-du-zo-su / la-ze ka-vo-si He took a loaf of bread and gave thanks.
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