pray

pray

προσεύχομαι impf. προσηυχόμην; fut. προσεύξομαι; 1 aor. προσηυξάμην (on the augment s. W-H., App. 162; Tdf., Prol. 121; B-D-F §67, 1; Mlt-H. 191f) mid. dep. to petition deity, pray (Aeschyl., Hdt.+; PEdg 7 [=Sb 6713], 10 [257 B.C.]; Sb 3740 [I A.D.] Ἄττηος προσεύχεται τοῖς ἐν Ἀβύδῳ θεοῖς; LXX; pseudepigr.; Philo, Joseph.; Ar. [Milne 76, 37f]; Ath. 11, 2) abs. (Demochares [300 B.C.]: 75 Fgm. 2 Jac.; Dio Chrys. 35 [52], 1) Mt 6:5–7; 14:23; 26:36; Mk 1:35; 6:46; Lk 1:10; 5:16; Ac 1:24; 6:6; 1 Cor 11:4f (on the topic of head covering s. PTomson, Paul and the Jewish Law [CRINT III/1] ’90); 14:14b; 1 Ti 2:8 (on the topic of prayer for gentiles s. Schürer II 311f); Js 5:13, 18; MPol 5:2; 7:3; 12:3; Hv 1, 1, 4; 3, 1, 6; 5:1; Hs 9, 11, 7a; D 8:2. AcPl Ha 1, 32; 2, 12; 4, 23; 7, 19; 11, 14 (restored) and 22; AcPlCor 2:30. Followed by a prayer introduced by λέγων (Is 44:17; cp. Did., Gen. 223, 28) Mt 26:42; Lk 22:41; cp. Mt 26:39; Lk 11:2 (on the Lord’s Prayer see TManson, The Sayings of Jesus ’54, 165–71; EGrässer, D. Problem der Parusieverzögerung, ’57, 95–113; HBetz, Essays on the Sermon on the Mount ’85, SM 370–86 [lit.]). W. dat. of pers. to whom the prayer is addressed (so predom. outside our lit.; see B-D-F §187, 4; cp. Rob. 538) πρ. τῷ θεῷ pray to God (Diod S 13, 16, 7 τοῖς θεοῖς; Chariton 3, 10, 6 θεῷ; Athen. 13, 32, 573d τῇ θεῷ; Philostrat., Vi. Apollon. 5, 28 p. 186, 9 τοῖς θεοῖς; Jos., Ant. 10, 252; cp. 256; τῷ ἐπὶ πᾶσι θεῷ Orig., C. Cels. 8, 26, 17) 1 Cor 11:13; τῷ κυρίῳ πρ. (TestJos 3:3; 7:4) Hv 1, 1, 3; 2, 1, 2; τῷ πατρὶ πρ. Mt 6:6b. Also πρὸς τὸν θεόν (LXX; ParJer 6:1) Hv 1, 1, 9. πρὸς κύριον GJs 20:2 (pap, not codd.; but 2:4 codd., not pap). W. dat. of manner πρ. γλώσσῃ, τῷ πνεύματι, τῷ νοί̈ pray in a tongue, in the spirit, with understanding 1 Cor 14:14a, 15; ἐν πνεύματι πρ. Eph 6:18; cp. Jd 20 (s. Borger, GGA 140); προσευχῇ πρ. pray earnestly Js 5:17. ἀδιαλείπτως 1 Th 5:17; IEph 10:1; Hs 9, 11, 7b. ἀδεῶς MPol 7:2a. πρ. ὑπέρ τινος pray for someone or someth. (Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 8, 26 p. 340, 5; LXX; ApcMos 36; Ath.; Hippol., Ref. 9, 23, 3) Mt 5:44 (cp. Ro 12:14 and Plut., Mor. 275d); Col 1:9; IEph 10:1; 21:2; ISm 4:1; D 1:3. Also πρ. περί τινος (LXX; s. περί 1f) Lk 6:28; Col 1:3; 1 Th 5:25; Hb 13:18; ITr 12:3; MPol 5:1; D 2:7; GJs 8:2. Foll. by ἵνα (B-D-F §392, 1c) Mt 24:20; 26:41; Mk 13:18; 14:38; Lk 22:40, 46. τοῦτο πρ. ἵνα Phil 1:9. περί τινος ἵνα Col 4:3; 2 Th 1:11; 3:1. περί τινος ὅπως Ac 8:15. ὑπέρ τινος ὅπως Js 5:16 v.l. Foll. by gen. of inf. w. art. (B-D-F §400, 7; Rob. 1094) τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι Js 5:17. πρ. ἐπί τινα (ἐπί 1cγ) vs. 14 (cp. Marinus, Vi. Procli 20b: Proclus, on his deathbed, has his friends recite hymns to him). W. acc. foll., which refers to the content or manner of the prayer (Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 6, 18 p. 229, 32) ταῦτα πρ. Lk 18:11. μακρὰ πρ. make long prayers Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47.—W. acc. of the thing prayed for πρ. τι pray for someth. (X., Hell. 3, 2, 22 νίκην) Mk 11:24; Ro 8:26 (on the ability of the ordinary person to pray see Philosoph. Max. p. 497, 7 μόνος ὁ σοφὸς εἰδὼς εὔχεσθαι=only the wise man knows how to pray).—FHeiler, Das Gebet⁵ 1923 (lit.); FDölger, Sol Salutis: Gebet u. Gesang im christl. Altert.² 1925 (material fr. history of religions); JDöller, Das G. im AT in rel.-gesch. Beleuchtung 1914; AGreiff, Das G. im AT 1915; JHempel, G. u. Frömmigkeit im AT 1922, Gott u. Mensch im AT² ’36; Elbogen² 353ff; 498ff.—EvdGoltz, Das G. in der ältesten Christenheit 1901; IRohr, Das G. im NT 1924; JMarty, La Prière dans le NT: RHPR 10, 1930, 90–98; JNielen, G. u. Gottesdienst im NT ’37; HGreeven, G. u. Eschatologie im NT ’31. LRuppoldt, D. Theol. Grundlage des Bittgebetes im NT, diss. Leipzig ’53; AHamman, La Prière, I (NT), ’59.—JoachJeremias, D. Gebetsleben Jesu: ZNW 25, 1926, 123–40; AJuncker, Das G. bei Pls 1905, Die Ethik des Ap. Pls II 1919, 55–72; CSchneider, Αγγελος IV ’32, 11–47 (Paul); EOrphal, Das Plsgebet ’33; J-AEschlimann, La Prière dans S. Paul ’34; GHarder, Pls u. d. Gebet ’36; AKlawek, Das G. zu Jesus 1921; AFrövig, D. Anbetung Christi im NT: TTK 1, 1930, 26–44; EDelay, A qui s’adresse la prière chr.? RTP 37, ’49, 189–201.—OHoltzmann, Die tägl. Gebetsstunden im Judentum u. Urchristentum: ZNW 12, 1911, 90–107, HWagenvoort, Orare: Precari: Verbum, HWObbink Festschr., ’64, 101–11 (prayer among the Romans); RMerkelbach, MTotti, eds., Abrasax: Ausgewählte Papyri religiösen u. magischen Inhalts, I: Gebete ’90; FHickson, Roman Prayer Language ’93; JCharlesworth, ed., The Lord’s Prayer and Other Prayer Texts fr. the Greco-Roman Era ’94 (lit. 186–201); MKiley, ed., Prayer fr. Alexander to Constantine (tr. only) ’97.—B. 1471. M-M. EDNT. TW.

εὔχομαι, [tense] impf. εὐχόμην ([dialect] Att. ηὐ-) Il.3.275, etc.: [tense] fut.

A

εὔξομαι Ar.Av. 622

(anap.), etc.: [tense] aor. 1 εὐξάμην ([dialect] Att. ηὐ-) Il.8.254, etc.: [ per.] 2sg. subj.

εὔξεαι Od.3.45

: (augm. ηὐ- only [dialect] Att.acc. to Hdn.Gr.2.789, Moer.175): — pray,

θεοῖς Il.3.296

, Hdt.8.64, Th.3.58, etc.;

ἀγάλμασι Heraclit.5

;

ἀνέμοισι Hdt.7.178

;

Ἀργείοισι A.Supp. 980

: c.acc. cogn.,

εὐχὰς εὔ. τοῖς θεοῖς D.19.130

; εὐχὰς ὑπέρ τινος πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς εὔ. Aeschin.3.18; εὔ. ἔπος to utter it in prayer, Simon.37.19, Pi.P.3.2, A.Supp. 1059 (lyr.); μεγάλα, μέγα εὔ., pray aloud, Il.3.275, Od.17.239;

πολλὰ Ποσειδάωνι 3.54

: later, c.acc., Ἄρτεμιν εὔ. AP9.268 (Antip. Thess.): abs., Il.7.298, A.Ch. 465 (lyr.), Ar.Fr.39 D. (lyr.), etc.

2 c. acc. et inf., pray that, Od.15.353, 21.211, Hdt.1.31; of an unrealizable wish (cf.

εὐχή 2

), Arist.EN 1118a32, cf. Macho ap.Ath.8.341d: c. inf. alone,

εὔ. θάνατον φυγεῖν Il.2.401

; τί δοκέεις εὔχεσθαι ἄλλο ἢ.. λαβεῖν; Hdt.1.27;

οἶκον ἰδεῖν Pi.P.4.293

, etc.; τοῖς θεοῖς c. acc. et inf., Pl.Phd. 117c; also εὔ. τοὺς θεοὺς δοῦναί μοι pray that the gods may give, Ar.Th. 351, X.An.6.1.26;

πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς διδόναι Id.Mem.1.3.2

;

ταῖς Μούσαις εἰπεῖν Pl.R. 545d

, etc.; later εὔ. ἵνα Aristeas 45, D.H.9.53, Arr.Epict.2.6.12;

ὅπως Wien.Stud.44.159

.

3 c. acc. obj., pray for, long or wish for,

χρυσόν Pi.N.8.37

, etc.;

εὐχόμενος ἄν τις ταῦτα εὔξαιτο Antipho 6.1

; εὔ. τινί τι pray for something for a person, S.Ph. 1019;

κακόν τινι Lys.21.21

; also, pray for a thing from..,

τοῖς θεοῖς πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ ὑπέρ τινος X.Mem.2.2.10

; τοῖς θεοῖς πολυκαρπίαν ib.3.14.3;

δεινὸν κατά τινος Luc.Abd.32

.

II vow or promise to do.., c. [tense] fut. inf.,

εὔχομαι ἐξελάαν κύνας Il.8.526

;

θεοῖσι.. ἑκατόμβας ῥέξειν Od.17.50

, cf. Il.4.101, Pl.Phd. 58b, IG12.108.55, 22.112.6 (iv B.C.): c. [tense] aor. inf., εὔχετο πάντ' ἀποδοῦναι claimed (the right) to pay in full, Il.18.499 (unless in signf. 111.3): c. [tense] pres.inf., ηὔξω θεοῖς.. ἂν ὧδ' ἔρδειν τάδε; A.Ag. 933, cf. S.Ph. 1032 codd.

2 c. acc. rei, vow a thing,

πολλῶν πατησμὸν εἱμάτων A.Ag. 963

;

ἱερεῖον Ar.Av. 1619

; [

λύχνον] περὶ παιδός Call.Epigr.56.3

.

3 εὔ. κατά τινος of the thing vowed (as though on the altar),

εὔ. τοῖς θεοῖς κατὰ ἑκατόμβης Plu.Mar.26

, cf. 2.294b;

κατὰ νικητηρίων D.Ep.1.16

.

III profess loudly, boast, vaunt,

οὕτω φησὶ καὶ εὔχεται, οὕνεκ' Ἀχιλλεὺς νηυσὶν ἔπι γλαφυρῇσι μένει Il.14.366

;

εὑρεῖν Emp. 2.6

: mostly, not of empty boasting, but of something of which one has a right to be proud,

ταύτης τοι γενεῆς τε καὶ αἵματος εὔχομαι εἶναι Il.6.211

, cf. 8.190;

πατρὸς δ' ἐξ ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ἐγὼ γένος εὔχομαι εἶναι 14.113

, cf. Pl.Grg. 449a: rarely without inf., ἐκ Κρητάων γένος εὔχομαι (sc. εἶναι) Od.14.199;

τὸ πατρόθεν ἐκ Διὸς εὔχονται Pi.O.7.23

, cf.P. 4.97; πόρτις εὔχεται βοός (sc. εἶναι) A.Supp. 314;

ἔνθεν εὔχομαι γένος E.Fr. 696

; but also,

2 boast vainlv, brag,

εὔχεαι αὔτως Il.11.388

: c. inf.,

εὔ. δῃώσειν S.OC 1318

.

3 simply, profess or declare,

ἱκέτης δέ τοι εὔ. εἶναι Od.5.450

;

οὔτ' ὦν ἀκοῦσαι οὔτ' ἰδεῖν εὔχοντο Pi.O.6.53

; τίς χθὼν εὔχεται ἥδε [ εἶναι]; A.R.4.1251; cf. supr.11.1.

IV [voice] Pass., ἐμοὶ μετρίως ηὖκται I have prayed sufficiently, Pl.Phdr. 279c: [tense] pf.inf.,

ταῦτα μὲν ηὖχθαι IG22.112.12

(iv B.C.); ἡ πανήγυρις ἡ.. εὐχθεῖσα vowed, D.C.48.32: but [tense] plpf. (or non-thematic preterite) ηὔγμην in act. sense, S.Tr. 610; so

εὖκτο Thebaïs Fr.3

. (Cf. Skt. óhate 'to (be able to) boast that one is', 'to brag', Avest. aog- 'declare solemnly'.)

ἀ̱ρᾶσθε, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres imperat mp 2nd pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 2nd pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (homeric ionic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 2nd pl

ἀ̱ρᾶσθε, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres imperat mp 2nd pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 2nd pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (homeric ionic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 2nd pl

ἀ̱ρεῖσθε, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖσθε, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres imperat mp 2nd pl (attic epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres opt mp 2nd pl (epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖσθε, ἀρέομαι

imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀρέομαι

pres imperat mp 2nd pl (attic epic)

ἀρέομαι

pres opt mp 2nd pl (epic ionic)

ἀρέομαι

pres ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀρέομαι

imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic)

αἴρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖσθε, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖσθε, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres imperat mp 2nd pl (attic epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres opt mp 2nd pl (epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖσθε, ἀρέομαι

imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀρέομαι

pres imperat mp 2nd pl (attic epic)

ἀρέομαι

pres opt mp 2nd pl (epic ionic)

ἀρέομαι

pres ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀρέομαι

imperf ind mp 2nd pl (attic epic)

αἴρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρῶ, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρῶ, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres imperat mp 2nd sg

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (homeric ionic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀρόω

plough: pres subj act 1st sg

ἀρόω

plough: pres ind act 1st sg

αἴρω

attach: fut ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut opt act 3rd sg

ἀ̱ρῶ, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρῶ, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀρῶ, ἀράομαι

pray to: pres imperat mp 2nd sg

ἀρῶ, ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀρῶ, ἀρόω

plough: pres subj act 1st sg

ἀρῶ, ἀρόω

plough: pres ind act 1st sg

ἀρῶ, αἴρω

attach: fut ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἐρῶ, ἐράομαι

love: pres imperat mp 2nd sg

ἐρῶ, ἐράω 1

love: pres imperat mp 2nd sg

ἐρῶ, ἐράω 1

love: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)

ἐρῶ, ἐράω 1

love: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)

ἐρῶ, ἐράω 2

pour forth: pres imperat mp 2nd sg

ἐρῶ, ἐράω 2

pour forth: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)

ἐρῶ, ἐράω 2

pour forth: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)

ἐρῶ, ἐρέω

love: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric)

ἐρῶ, ἐρέω

love: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic doric)

ἐρῶ, ἐρῶ

verbum: fut ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric)

ἀ̱ρώμεθα, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 1st pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 1st pl

ἀρέομαι

pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric)

ἀ̱ρώμεθα, ἀρόω

plough: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀρόω

plough: pres subj mp 1st pl

ἀρόω

plough: pres ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

ἀ̱ρώμεθα, αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

ἀ̱ρώμεθα, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 1st pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 1st pl

ἀρέομαι

pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric)

ἀ̱ρώμεθα, ἀρόω

plough: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀρόω

plough: pres subj mp 1st pl

ἀρόω

plough: pres ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

ἀ̱ρώμεθα, αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

ἀ̱ρώμεσθα, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 1st pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 1st pl

ἀρέομαι

pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric)

ἀ̱ρώμεσθα, ἀρόω

plough: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀρόω

plough: pres subj mp 1st pl

ἀρόω

plough: pres ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

ἀ̱ρώμεσθα, αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

ἀ̱ρώμεσθα, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 1st pl

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 1st pl

ἀρέομαι

pres subj mp 1st pl (attic epic doric)

ἀ̱ρώμεσθα, ἀρόω

plough: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

ἀρόω

plough: pres subj mp 1st pl

ἀρόω

plough: pres ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)

αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

ἀ̱ρώμεσθα, αἴρω

attach: aor subj mid 1st pl

εὔχει, εὔχομαι

pray: pres ind mp 2nd sg

εὔχεο, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

εὔχεο, εὔχομαι

pray: pres imperat mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

εὔχεαι, εὔχομαι

pray: pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic ionic)

εὔχεο, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

εὔχεα, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut nom /voc /acc pl (epic ionic)

εὔχει, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)

εὔχεϊ, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut dat sg (epic ionic)

εὔχει, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut dat sg

εὔχεε, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut nom /voc /acc dual (epic ionic)

εὔχει, εὔχομαι

pray: pres ind mp 2nd sg

εὔχεο, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

εὔχεο, εὔχομαι

pray: pres imperat mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

εὔχεαι, εὔχομαι

pray: pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic ionic)

εὔχεο, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

εὔχεα, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut nom /voc /acc pl (epic ionic)

εὔχει, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)

εὔχεϊ, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut dat sg (epic ionic)

εὔχει, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut dat sg

εὔχεε, εὖχος

thing prayed for: neut nom /voc /acc dual (epic ionic)

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd pl

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: pres imperat mp 2nd pl

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: pres ind mp 2nd pl

εὔχεσθαι, εὔχομαι

pray: pres inf mp

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (homeric ionic)

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd pl

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: pres imperat mp 2nd pl

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: pres ind mp 2nd pl

εὔχεσθαι, εὔχομαι

pray: pres inf mp

εὔχεσθε, εὔχομαι

pray: imperf ind mp 2nd pl (homeric ionic)

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `pray, ask'. θέσσεσθαι αἰτεῖν, ἱκετεύειν; θεσσόμενος δεόμενος, ζητούμενος, ἱκετεύων H.

Other forms: aor., ptc. θεσσάμενος, ind. 3. pl. θέσσαντο `pray' (Hes., Archil.);

Compounds: as 2. member in πολύ-θεστος a. o., prob. also in ἀπό-θεστος (s. v.), Άγλω-θέστης (Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 14 n. 2).

Derivatives: Θεστορίδης, Θεστόρειος; Θέστωρ "entreater", father of Kalchas etc. (Il.)

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [488] * gʷʰedh- `pray'

Etymology: From *θέθ-σασθαι, sigmatic aorist beside ποθέω `entreat', s. πόθος. This and Boeot. Θιό-φειστος we get IE * gʷʰedh-, from where a. o. the OIr. s-subj. 1. pl. - gessam (: θέσσασθαι; ind. guidiu `pray' = ποθέω) and the OldIran. yot-present Av. ǰaiδyemi = OP. ǰadiyāmiy `pray', which may be identical to the supposed present θέσσεσθαι (IE *g ʷʰedh-i̯-). - On the peoples name Θεσσαλοί s.v.

See also: Weiteres s. πόθος.

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ἀ̱ρῇ, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd sg

ἀρά

prayer: fem dat sg (epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 2nd sg (doric)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀρέομαι

pres subj mp 2nd sg

ἀρέομαι

pres ind mp 2nd sg

ἀρή

prayer: fem dat sg (epic ionic)

αἴρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd sg

ἀ̱ρῇ, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd sg

ἀρά

prayer: fem dat sg (epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 2nd sg (doric)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic ionic)

ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind mid 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀράζω

snarl: fut ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀρέομαι

pres subj mp 2nd sg

ἀρέομαι

pres ind mp 2nd sg

ἀρή

prayer: fem dat sg (epic ionic)

αἴρω

attach: fut ind mid 2nd sg

ἀ̱ρεῖτε, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind act 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖται, ἀείρω

attach: fut ind mid 3rd sg (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖτο, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 3rd sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀρεῖτο, ἀράομαι

pray to: pres opt mp 3rd sg (epic ionic)

ἀρεῖται, ἀράομαι

pray to: pres ind mp 3rd sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀρεῖτο, ἀράομαι

pray to: imperf ind mp 3rd sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἀ̱ρεῖτο, ἀρέομαι

imperf ind mp 3rd sg (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀρεῖτο, ἀρέομαι

pres opt mp 3rd sg (epic ionic)

ἀρεῖται, ἀρέομαι

pres ind mp 3rd sg (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀρεῖτο, ἀρέομαι

imperf ind mp 3rd sg (attic epic)

ἀρεῖτε, αἴρω

attach: fut ind act 2nd pl (attic epic doric aeolic)

ἀρεῖται, αἴρω

attach: fut ind mid 3rd sg (attic epic doric aeolic)