Prayer Pray

Prayer Pray

'''A — 1: εὔχομαι (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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