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ἐπεύχομαι (epeuchomai) to invoke ^G:V

ἐπεύχομαι-ομαι,

pray or make a vow to a deity, with dative, θεοῖς, Διΐ, [Refs 8th c.BC+] give thanks to them: with dative et infinitive, pray to one that.., [ἐπεύχομαιετο πᾶσι θεοῖσι νοστῆσαι Ὀδυσῆα 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.423, 20.238, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ph.” 1470, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1320 (\_anapaest meter\_), etc.: without a \_dative\_, κατθανεῖν ἐπηυχόμην 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 16 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. εὐορκοῦντι εἶναι ἀγαθά Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+] with accusative _of things_, pray for, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry): with accusative cognate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later, with accusative person, [Refs 5th c.AD+].

__II vow, with future infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__III imprecate upon, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: with infinitive [ἐπεύχομαιομαι [αὐτῷ] παθεῖν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 249 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, utter imprecations, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__IV exult over, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, [Refs]
__IV.2 with infinitive, boast that.., with aorist infinitive, [Refs]; future, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; present, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, ἐ. ἐκφυγόν boast that it has escaped, [Refs 5th c.BC+]