Greek · G2171, G4102 · unreviewed

εὐχή

Properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation · faith

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εὐχή G2171 properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation

Pronunciation euchḗ

Prayer rooted in personal commitment or vow; petition expressing binding obligation to God, not mere request.

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πίστις G4102 faith

Pronunciation pístis

Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.

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What does εὐχή (euchḗ) mean in the Bible?

εὐχή · πίστις is a Greek word meaning "properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation". :--prayer, vow. Describes prayer aligned with trust in God's will. This term runs through the canonical themes of Faith.

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Meaning

properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation

Extended definition

:--prayer, vow.

Why This Word Matters

Describes prayer aligned with trust in God's will. James 5:13–18

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 5:15 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 18:18 · Acts 21:23 2×

Canonical Themes

Faith

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

James 5:13–18 εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως euchḗ · pístis Nominative · Singular · Feminine

prayer of faith

Additional Occurrences

James 5:13–18 εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως euchḗ · pístis

prayer of faith

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Acts 3 — The Risen Christ Heals and Calls Israel to Repentance Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God Galatians 2 — Justified by Faith: Gospel Unity, Apostolic Confrontation, and Life in Christ Galatians 3 — Faith, Promise, and the Curse-Bearing Christ Galatians 5 — Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation Luke 17 — Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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