εὔχομαι; imperfect
ηὐχόμην (
Romans 9:3) and
εὐχόμην (
Acts 27:29 T Tr, see
εὐδοκέω at the beginning (cf.
Veitch, under the word;
Tdf. Proleg., p. 121)); (1 aorist middle
εὐξάμην Acts 26:29 Tdf., where others read the optative
ἐυχαιμην; deponent verb, cf.
Winer's Grammar, § 38, 7);
1. to pray to God (the
Sept. in this sense for
הִתְפַּלֵּל and
עָתַר):
τῷ Θεῷ (as very often in classical Greek from
Homer down (cf.
Winers Grammar, 212 (199);
Buttmann, 177 (154))), followed by the accusative with an infinitive,
Acts 26:29;
πρός τόν Θεόν (
Xenophon, mem. 1, 3, 2; symp. 4, 55; often in the
Sept.), followed by the accusative with infinitive
2 Corinthians 13:7;
ὑπέρ with the genitive of person,
for one, James 5:16 where
L WH text
Tr marginal reading
προσεύχεσθε (
Xenophon, mem. 2, 2, 10). (Synonym: see
αἰτέω, at the end)
2. to wish:
τί,
2 Corinthians 13:9; followed by the accusative with an infinitive
3 John 1:2 (others, adhere to the religious sense,
to pray, pray for, in both the preceding passages);
Acts 27:29;
ηὐχόμην (on this use of the imperfect cf.
Winers Grammar, 283 (266);
Buttmann, § 139, 15; (
Lightfoot on
Philemon 1:13))
εἶναι, I could wish to be,
Romans 9:3. (Compare:
προσεύχομαι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Acts
-
26:29; 26:29; 27:29; 27:29
- Romans
-
9:3; 9:3
- 2 Corinthians
-
13:7; 13:9
- Philemon
-
1:13
- James
-
5:16
- 3 John
-
1:2
