Lexical Definition
εὔχομαι eúchomai (yoo'-khom-ahee) to pray/wish for G:V
middle voice of a primary verb
pray, will, wish.
- to wish
- by implication, to pray to God
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ηὔχοντο | they were praying for | Acts.27.29 |
| ηὐχόμην | was wishing | Rom.9.3 |
| ηύξω | vowed | LXX.Gen.31.13 |
| you made a vow | LXX.Deut.23.23 | |
| ηύξατο | Israel vowed | LXX.Num.21.2 |
| Jacob vowed | LXX.Gen.28.20 | |
| Jephthah vowed | LXX.Judg.11.30 | |
| Moses made a vow | LXX.Num.11.2 • LXX.Num.21.7 | |
| he made a vow | LXX.Num.6.5 • LXX.Ps.132.2 | |
| he vowed | LXX.Judg.11.39 | |
| made a vow | LXX.Exod.8.30 • LXX.Exod.10.18 | |
| she vowed | LXX.1Sam.1.11 | |
| vowed | LXX.2Sam.15.8 | |
| ηύξαντο | vowed | LXX.Jonah.1.16 |
| ηυξάμην | I made a vow | LXX.Deut.9.20 • LXX.Deut.9.26 |
| I vowed | LXX.2Sam.15.7 • LXX.Jonah.2.9 | |
| ηυγμένου | one making a vow | LXX.Num.6.19 |
| ηυγμένοσ | one making a vow | LXX.Num.6.18 • LXX.Num.6.20 |
| εὔχομαί | I pray | 3John.1.2 |
| εὔχεσθε | do pray | Jas.5.16 |
| εὐχόμεθα | We pray | 2Cor.13.7 |
| We pray for | 2Cor.13.9 | |
| εὐξαίμην | I would wish | Acts.26.29 |
| εύχου | make a vow | LXX.Jer.7.16 |
| εύχονται | made a vow | LXX.Jer.22.27 |
| εύξονται | they shall vow | LXX.Isa.19.21 |
| εύξομαι | I will make a vow | LXX.Exod.8.29 |
| should I make a vow | LXX.Exod.8.9 | |
| εύξηται | he should have vowed | LXX.Num.6.21 |
| she should make a vow | LXX.Num.30.9 | |
| should make a vow | LXX.Num.6.21 | |
| should vow | LXX.Lev.27.2 • LXX.Num.30.2 • LXX.Num.30.3 | |
| vow | LXX.Num.6.2 | |
| εύξησθε | vow | LXX.Deut.12.11 |
| you should have vowed | LXX.Deut.12.17 | |
| εύξη | you shall vow | LXX.Deut.23.21 |
| you should have vowed | LXX.Eccl.5.4 | |
| you vow | LXX.Eccl.5.4 | |
| εύξασθε | Make a vow | LXX.Exod.8.8 • LXX.Exod.8.28 • LXX.Exod.9.28 • LXX.Ps.76.11 |
| εύξασθαι | to make a vow | LXX.Deut.23.22 |
| vowing it | LXX.Prov.20.25 | |
| εύξασθαί | for you to make a vow | LXX.Eccl.5.5 |
| make a vow | LXX.Eccl.5.5 | |
| εύξαι | make a vow | LXX.Num.21.7 |
| ευχομένω | one vowing | LXX.1Sam.2.9 |
| ευξαμένου | making a vow | LXX.Num.6.13 • LXX.Job.42.10 |
| one making a vow | LXX.Lev.27.8 • LXX.Num.6.21 | |
| vowing | LXX.Job.22.27 | |
| ευξάμενοσ | And one vowing | LXX.Job.33.26 |
Abbott-Smith
εὔχομαι [in LXX chiefly for נָדַד, also for עָתַר hi., etc. ;]
to pray: c. acc rei, II Co 13:9; c. dat. pers., τ. θεῷ, Ac 26:29; seq. πρὸς τ. θεόν, II Co 13:7; c. acc et inf., Ac 27:29, III Jo 2; seq. ὑπέρ, Ja 5:16; ηὐχόμην εἶναι (on impf. here, v. ICC, in l., Lft., Phm 13), Ro 9:3 (Cremer, 718).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 26:29 · 27:29 |
| Romans | 9:3 |
| 2 Corinthians | 13:7 · 13:9 |
| Philemon | 1:13 |
| James | 5:16 |
| 3 John | 1:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
εὔχομαι,
imperfect εὐχόμην (Attic dialect ηὐ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future εὔξομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 1 εὐξάμην (Attic dialect ηὐ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: 2nd pers. singular subjunctive εὔξεαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]- only Attic dialectaccusative to Hdn.[Refs 2nd c.AD+]: —pray, θεοῖς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὐχὰς ὑπέρ τινος πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς εὔ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εὔ. ἔπος to utter it in prayer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεγάλα, μέγα εὔ., pray aloud, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 with accusative et infinitive, pray that, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an unrealizable wish [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with infinitive alone, εὔ. θάνατον φυγεῖν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τί δοκέεις εὔχεσθαι ἄλλο ἢ.. λαβεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς θεοῖς with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εὔ. τοὺς θεοὺς δοῦναί μοι pray that the gods may give, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later εὔ. ἵνα[Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 with accusative object, pray for, long or wish for, χρυσόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὔ. τινί τι pray for something for a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, pray for a thing from.., τοῖς θεοῖς πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ ὑπέρ τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς θεοῖς πολυκαρπίαν[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II vow or promise to do.., with future infinitive, εὔχομαι ἐξελάαν κύνας [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist infinitive, εὔχετο πάντ᾽ ἀποδοῦναι claimed (the right) to pay in full, [Refs 8th c.BC+]present infinitive, ηὔξω θεοῖς.. ἂν ὧδ᾽ ἔρδειν τάδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with accusative of things, vow a thing, πολλῶν πατησμὸν εἱμάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 εὔ. κατά τινος of the thing vowed (as though on the altar), εὔ. τοῖς θεοῖς κατὰ ἑκατόμβης [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III profess loudly, boast, vaunt, οὕτω φησὶ καὶ εὔχεται, οὕνεκ᾽ Ἀχιλλεὺς νηυσὶν ἔπι γλαφυρῇσι μένει [Refs 8th c.BC+]: mostly, not of empty boasting, but of something of which one has a right to be proud, ταύτης τοι γενεῆς τε καὶ αἵματος εὔχομαι εἶναι [εὔχομαι εἶναι 14.113, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 449a: rarely without ">Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive, ἐκ Κρητάων γένος εὔχομαι (i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πόρτις εὔχεται βοός (i.e. εἶναι) [εὔχομαι γένος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 696 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also,
__III.2 boast vainlv, brag, εὔχεαι αὔτως [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with infinitive, εὔ. δῃώσειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 simply, profess or declare, ἱκέτης δέ τοι εὔ. εἶναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τίς χθὼν εὔχεται ἥδε [εἶναι]; [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__IV passive, ἐμοὶ μετρίως ηὖκται I have prayed sufficiently, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect infinitive, ταῦτα μὲν ηὖχθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ πανήγυρις ἡ.. εὐχθεῖσα vowed, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]pluperfect (or non-thematic preterite) ηὔγμην in active sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit óhate 'to (be able to) boast that one is', 'to brag', Avest. aog- 'declare solemnly'.)