εὔχομαι
To wish; by implication, to pray to God
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What does εὔχομαι (eúchomai) mean in the Bible?
εὔχομαι (eúchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to wish; by implication, to pray to God". εὔχομαι [in LXX chiefly for נָדַד, also for עָתַר hi.
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Meaning
Prayer expressing desire or wish directed toward God, distinct from petition or supplication.
to pray: with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.13:9; with dative of person(s), τ. θεῷ, Act.26:29; before πρὸς τ. θεόν, 2Co.13:7; with accusative and inf., Act.27:29, 3Jn.2; before ὑπέρ, Jas.5:16; ηὐχόμην εἶναι (On imperfect here, see ICC, in l, Lft., Phm 13), Rom.9:3 (Cremer, 718).
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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.
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