Prayer Pray

Prayer Pray

A — 1: Εὔχομαι

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(Strong'S #2172 — Verb — euchomai — yoo'-khom-ahee )

"to pray (to God)," is used with this meaning in 2 Corinthians 13:7; 2 Corinthians 13:9 , RV, "pray" (AV, "wish"); James 5:16; 3 John 1:2 , RV, "pray" (AV, wish). Even when the RV and AV translate by "I would," Acts 26:29 , or "wished for," Acts 27:29 (RV, marg., "prayed"), or "could wish," Romans 9:3 (RV, marg., "could pray"), the indication is that "prayer" is involved.

A — 2: Προσεύχομαι

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(Strong'S #4336 — Verb — proseuchomai — pros-yoo'-khom-ahee )

"to pray," is always used of "prayer" to God, and is the most frequent word in this respect, especially in the Synoptists and Acts, once in Romans 8:26; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 1:9; 1 Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 13:18; Jude 1:20 . For the injunction in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 , see Cease , C.

A — 3: Ἐρωτάω

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(Strong'S #2065 — Verb — erotao — er-o-tah'-o )

"to ask," is translated by the verb to pray in Luke 14:18,19; 16:27; John 4:31; 14:16; 16:26; 17:9,15,20; in Acts 23:18 , RV, "asked" (AV "prayed"); in 1 John 5:16 , RV, "should make request" (AV "shall pray"). See Ask , A, No. 2.

A — 4: Δέομαι

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(Strong'S #1189 — Verb — deomai — deh'-om-ahee )

"to desire," in 2 Corinthians 5:20; 8:4 , RV, "beseech" (AV, "pray"): see Beseech , No. 3.

Matthew 26:53 Mark 5:17,18 Acts 16:9 Acts 24:4 Acts 27:34Beseech 1 Thessalonians 5:23 2 Timothy 4:16Rv.

B — 1: Εὐχή

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(Strong'S #2171 — Noun Feminine — euche — yoo-khay' )

akin to A, No. 1, denotes "a prayer," James 5:15; "a vow," Acts 18:18; 21:23 . See Vow.

B — 2: Προσευχή

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(Strong'S #4335 — Noun Feminine — proseuche — pros-yoo-khay' )

akin to A, No. 2, denotes (a) "prayer" (to God), the most frequent term, e.g., Matthew 21:22; Luke 6:12 , where the phrase is not to be taken literally as if it meant, "the prayer of God" (subjective genitive), but objectively, "prayer of God." In James 5:17 , "He prayed fervently," RV, is lit., "he prayed with prayer" (a Hebraistic form); in the following the word is used with No. 3: Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:1; 5:5; (b) "a place of prayer," Acts 16:13,16 , a place outside the city wall, RV.

B — 3: Δέησις

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(Strong'S #1162 — Noun Feminine — deesis — deh'-ay-sis )

primarily "a wanting, a need" (akin to A, No. 4), then, "an asking, entreaty, supplication," in the NT is always addressed to God and always rendered "supplication" or "supplications" in the RV; in the AV "prayer," or "prayers," in Luke 1:13; 2:37; 5:33; Romans 10:1; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 9:14; Philippians 1:4 (in the 2nd part, "request"); 1:19; 2 Timothy 1:3; Hebrews 5:7; James 5:16; 1 Peter 3:12 .

B — 4: Ἔντευξις

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(Strong'S #1783 — Noun Feminine — enteuxis — ent'-yook-sis )

is translated "prayer" in 1 Timothy 4:5; see INTERCESSION.

Hebrews 5:7Supplication. Matthew 6:6 John 16:23 Ephesians 1:17 3:14 Acts 7:59 2 Corinthians 12:8 Matthew 6:9 Romans 8:34 John 14:16,17 John 14:13 Matthew 11:26 Luke 22:42 Romans 8:26 Ephesians 6:18 Jude 1:20 James 5:16 Acts 19:16,20 1 Corinthians 14:15 Colossians 4:12 Acts 12:5 Luke 22:44 Matthew 21:22 Mark 11:24 James 1:5-8 Acts 17:1 Acts 16:13,16