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προσεύχομαι

proseuchomaito prayHow to read Greek
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Definition

προσ-εύχομαι

[in LXX chiefly for פָּלַל hith. ;]

to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Matthew 6:5-7, 9; 14:23; 19:13; 26:36, 39; 26:41, 44, Mark 1:35; 6:46; 11:24-25; 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.) Mark 14:32, 38-39, Luke 1:10; 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18, 28-29; 11:1-2; 18:1, 10; 22:44 (WH, E, mg., om.), Acts 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, 1 Corinthians 11:4-5; 14:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 1 Timothy 2:8, James 5:13, 18; before λέγων, Matthew 26:39, 42, Luke 22:41; with dative instr., 1 Corinthians 11:5; 14:14-15; μακρά, Matthew 23:14 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mark 12:40, Luke 20:47; ἐν πνεύματι (ἁγίῳ), Ephesians 6:18, Jude 20; προσευχῇ π. (a Hebraism, see: προσευχή), James 5:17; with accusative of thing(s), Luke 18:11, Romans 8:26; before ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), James 5:14; with dative of person(s), Matthew 6:6, 1 Corinthians 11:13; before περί, with genitive, Acts 8:15, Colossians 1:3; 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 3:1, Hebrews 13:18; ὑπέρ, Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:28, Colossians 1:9, James 5:16; before ἵνα, Matthew 24:20, Mark 13:18; 14:35, Luke 22:46, 1 Corinthians 14:13; τοῦτο ἵνα, Philippians 1:9; with inf., Luke 22:46; before τοῦ, with inf. (Bl., § 71, 3), James 5:17.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as προσεύχομαι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

85 total
  1. Matthew 5:44προσεύχεσθε · pray
    But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
  2. Matthew 6:5προσεύχησθε · you pray; προσεύχεσθαι · to pray
    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  3. Matthew 6:6προσεύχῃ · you pray; πρόσευξαι · [and] pray
    But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  4. Matthew 6:7Προσευχόμενοι · [when] you pray
    And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
  5. Matthew 6:9προσεύχεσθε · should pray
    So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
  6. Matthew 14:23προσεύξασθαι · to pray
    After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
  7. Matthew 19:13προσεύξηται · pray [for them]
    Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
  8. Matthew 24:20προσεύχεσθε · Pray
    Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
  9. Matthew 26:36προσεύξωμαι · [and] pray
    Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
  10. Matthew 26:39προσευχόμενος · [and] prayed
    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
  11. Matthew 26:41προσεύχεσθε · pray
    “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  12. Matthew 26:42προσηύξατο · [and] prayed
    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
  13. Matthew 26:44προσηύξατο · [and] prayed
    So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
  14. Mark 1:35προσηύχετο · to pray
    Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.
  15. Mark 6:46προσεύξασθαι · to pray
    After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
  16. Mark 11:24προσεύχεσθε · in prayer
    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  17. Mark 11:25προσευχόμενοι · to pray
    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
  18. Mark 12:40προσευχόμενοι · make lengthy prayers
    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
  19. Mark 13:18προσεύχεσθε · Pray
    Pray that this will not occur in the winter.
  20. Mark 14:32προσεύξωμαι · I pray
    Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
  21. Mark 14:35προσηύχετο · prayed
    Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
  22. Mark 14:38προσεύχεσθε · pray
    Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  23. Mark 14:39προσηύξατο · [and] prayed
    Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.
  24. Luke 1:10προσευχόμενον · praying
    And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
  25. Luke 3:21προσευχομένου · as He was praying
    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
  26. Luke 5:16προσευχόμενος · pray
    Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
  27. Luke 6:12προσεύξασθαι · to pray
    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
  28. Luke 6:28προσεύχεσθε · pray
    …bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
  29. Luke 9:18προσευχόμενον · praying
    One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
  30. Luke 9:28προσεύξασθαι · to pray
    About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
  31. Luke 9:29προσεύχεσθαι · was praying
    And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
  32. Luke 11:1προσευχόμενον · praying; προσεύχεσθαι · to pray
    One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
  33. Luke 11:2προσεύχησθε · you pray
    So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
  34. Luke 18:1προσεύχεσθαι · to pray
    Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
  35. Luke 18:10προσεύξασθαι · to pray
    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
  36. Luke 18:11προσηύχετο · [and] prayed
    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
  37. Luke 20:47προσεύχονται
    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
  38. Luke 22:40Προσεύχεσθε · Pray
    When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
  39. Luke 22:41προσηύχετο · [and] prayed
    And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
  40. Luke 22:44προσηύχετο · He prayed
    And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
  41. Luke 22:46προσεύχεσθε · [and] pray
    “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
  42. Acts 1:24προσευξάμενοι · they prayed
    And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
  43. Acts 6:6προσευξάμενοι · prayed
    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
  44. Acts 8:15προσηύξαντο · they prayed
    On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
  45. Acts 9:11προσεύχεται · praying
    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
  46. Acts 9:40προσηύξατο · [and] prayed
    Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
  47. Acts 10:9προσεύξασθαι · to pray
    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.