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GreekG2172Verb

εὔχομαι

euchomai

7Occurrences
G2172Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to wish; by implication, to pray to God

middle voice of a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to pray: with accusative of thing(s); θεόν.; *ηὐχόμην εἶναι *(On imperfect here, see ICC, in l, Lft., ).
LXX: chiefly for נָדַד, also for עָתַר hi., etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

εὔχομαι appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2
Acts
2
3 John
1
James
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 13:7BSB

Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

2 Corinthians 13:9BSB

In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.

3 John 1:2BSB

Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

Acts 26:29BSB

“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

Acts 27:29BSB

Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.