Lexical Definition
προσεύχομαι proseúchomai (pros-yoo'-khom-ahee) to pray G:V
from πρός and εὔχομαι
pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.
- to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship
Abbott-Smith
προσ-εύχομαι, [in LXX chiefly for פלל hith.;]
to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mt 6:5-7, 9 14:23 19:13 26:36, 39, 41, 44, Mk 1:35 6:46 11:24, 25 13:33 (WH, R, txt., om.) Mk 14:32, 38, 39, Lk 1:10 3:21 5:16 6:12 9:18, 28, 29 11:1, 2 18:1, 10 22:44 (WH, R, mg., om.), Ac 1:24 6:6 9:11, 40 10:9, 30 11:5 12:12 13:3 14:23 16:25 20:36 21:5 22:17 28:8, I Co 11:4, 5 14:14, I Th 5:17, I Ti 2:8, Ja 5:13, 18; seq. λέγων, Mt 26:39, 42, Lk 22:41; c. dat. instr., I Co 11:5 14:14, 15; μακρά, Mt 23:14 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mk 12:40, Lk 20:47; ἐν πνεύματι (ἁγίῳ), Eph 6:18, Ju 20; προσευχῇ π. (a Hebraism, v.s. προσευχή), Ja 5:17; c. acc. rei, Lk 18:11, Ro 8:26; seq. ἐπί, c. acc. pers., Ja 5:14; c. dat. pers., Mt 6:6, I Co 11:13; seq. περί, c. gen., Ac 8:15, Col 1:3 4:3, I Th 5:25, II Th 1:11 3:1, He 13:18; ὑπέρ, Mt 5:44, Lk 6:28, Col 1:9, Ja 5:16; seq. ἵνα, Mt 24:20, Mk 13:18 14:35, Lk 22:46, I Co 14:13; τοῦτο ἵνα, Phl 1:9; c. inf., Lk 22:46; seq. τοῦ, c. inf. (Bl., § 71, 3), Ja 5:17.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 5:44 · 6:5 · 6:6 · 6:9 · 14:23 · 19:13 · 23:14 · 24:20 · 26:36 · 26:39 · 26:41 · 26:42 · 26:44 |
| Mark | 1:35 · 6:46 · 11:24 · 11:25 · 12:40 · 13:18 · 13:33 · 14:32 · 14:35 · 14:38 · 14:39 |
| Luke | 1:10 · 3:21 · 5:16 · 6:12 · 6:28 · 9:18 · 9:28 · 9:29 · 11:1 · 11:2 · 18:1 · 18:10 · 18:11 · 20:47 · 22:41 · 22:44 · 22:46 |
| Acts | 1:24 · 6:6 · 8:15 · 9:11 · 9:40 · 10:9 · 10:30 · 11:5 · 12:12 · 13:3 · 14:23 · 16:25 · 20:36 · 21:5 · 22:17 · 28:8 |
| Romans | 8:26 |
| 1 Corinthians | 11:4 · 11:5 · 11:13 · 14:13 · 14:14 · 14:15 |
| Ephesians | 6:18 |
| Philippians | 1:9 |
| Colossians | 1:3 · 1:9 · 4:3 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5:17 · 5:25 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1:11 · 3:1 |
| 1 Timothy | 2:8 |
| Hebrews | 13:18 |
| James | 5:13 · 5:14 · 5:16 · 5:17 · 5:18 |
| Jude | 1:20 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
προσεύχομαι,
future -ξομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—offer prayers or vows, θεοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with accusative, π. τὸν θεόν address him in prayer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 absolutely, offer prayers, worship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. γλώσσῃ, πνεύματι, νοΐ, [NT]
__II with accusative of things, pray for a thing, νίκην πολέμου [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, ἕλκειν τὸ βέδυ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζῆσαι προσεύχου pray for life, [Refs] with infinitive, [NT]; π. ἵνα.., περί τινων ὅπως, [NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Cor.14.14 ☩ Jas.5.17 ☩ Matt.24.20 ☩ Acts.8.15