προσεύχομαι proseuchomai · G4336
to pray
προσ-εύχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for פָּלַל hith. ; ] ; to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mat.6:5-7, 9 14:23 19:13 26:36, 39 26:41, 44, Mrk.1:35 6:46 11:24-25 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.) Mrk.14:32, 38-39 Luk.1:10 3:21 5:16 6:12 9:18, 28-29 11:1-2 18:1, 10 22:44 (WH, E, mg., om.), Act.1:24 6:6 9:11 10:9, 30 11:5 12:12 13:3 14:23 16:25 20:36 21:5 22:17 28:8, 1Co.11:4-5 14:14, 1Th.5:17, 1Ti.2:8, Jas.5:13, 18; before λέγων, Mat.26:39, 42, Luk.22:41; with dative instr., 1Co.11:5 14:14-15; μακρά, Mat.23:14 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47; ἐν πνεύματι (ἁγίῳ), Eph.6:18, Ju 20; προσευχῇ π. (a Hebraism, see: προσευχή), Jas.5:17; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.18:11, …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
προσεύχομαι, ; future -ξομαι[]:—offer prayers or vows, θεοῖς []; 2 with accusative, π. τὸν θεόν address him in prayer, []; 3 absolutely, offer prayers, worship, []; π. γλώσσῃ, πνεύματι, νοΐ, []; II with accusative of things, pray for a thing, νίκην πολέμου []: c.infinitive, ἕλκειν τὸ βέδυ π. []; ζῆσαι προσεύχου pray for life, [] with infinitive, []; π. ἵνα.., περί τινων ὅπως, []
Where it's used 87 times
Matthew 5:44 · Matthew 6:5 · Matthew 6:6 · Matthew 6:7 · Matthew 6:9 · Matthew 14:23 · Matthew 19:13 · Matthew 23:14 · Matthew 24:20 · Matthew 26:36 · Matthew 26:39 · Matthew 26:41 · Matthew 26:42 · Matthew 26:44 · Mark 1:35 · Mark 6:46 · Mark 11:24 · Mark 11:25 · Mark 12:40 · Mark 13:18 · Mark 13:33 · Mark 14:32 · Mark 14:35 · Mark 14:38 · Mark 14:39 · Luke 1:10 · Luke 3:21 · Luke 5:16 · Luke 6:12 · Luke 6:28 · Luke 9:18 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 9:29 · Luke 11:1 · Luke 11:2 · Luke 18:1 · Luke 18:10 · Luke 18:11 · Luke 20:47 · Luke 22:40 · Luke 22:41 · Luke 22:44 · Luke 22:46 · Acts 1:24 · Acts 6:6 · Acts 8:15 · Acts 9:11 · Acts 9:40 · Acts 10:9 · Acts 10:30 · Acts 11:5 · Acts 12:12 · Acts 13:3 · Acts 14:23 · Acts 16:25 · Acts 20:36 · Acts 21:5 · Acts 22:17 · Acts 28:8 · Romans 8:26 … and 27 more
Source: TBESG G4336; TFLSJ G4336
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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