verb
euchemō
Greekεὔχομαι (euchomai)
Strong’sG2172
I pray, wish
stem euch-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εὔχομαι
[in LXX chiefly for נָדַד, also for עָתַר hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2172 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo'-khom-ahee
to wish; by implication, to pray to God
Frommiddle voice of a primary verb;
King Jamespray, will, wish.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| euchemōεὔχομαί | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | pray | 1× |
| euchenōεὐχόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural | pray | 2× |
| euchemeηὐχόμην | was happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singular | wish | 1× |
| eucheleηὔχοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | prayed | 1× |
| euchevōrεὔχεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural | pray | 1× |
| euchemoiaΕὐξαίμην | happened · Iaorist middle optative 1st person singular | pray | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euchemō1×εὔχομαί | eucheme1×ηὐχόμην | euchemi | euchema | euchemē | euchemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | euchesō | euchese | euchesi | euchesa | euchesē | eucheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euchetō | euchete | eucheti | eucheta | euchetē | euchetelē |
| we 1st person plural | euchenō2×εὐχόμεθα | euchene | eucheni | euchena | euchenē | euchenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euchevō | eucheve | euchevi | eucheva | euchevē | euchevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | euchelō | euchele1×ηὔχοντο | eucheli | euchela | euchelē | euchelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euchemeiō | euchemeia | euchemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eucheseiō | eucheseia | eucheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eucheteiō | eucheteia | eucheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | eucheneiō | eucheneia | eucheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eucheveiō | eucheveia | eucheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eucheleiō | eucheleia | eucheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | euchesōr | euchesar | euchesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euchetōr | euchetar | euchetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | euchevōr1×εὔχεσθε | euchevar | euchevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | euchelōr | euchelar | euchelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euchemoiō | euchemoia1×Εὐξαίμην |
| you 2nd person singular | euchesoiō | euchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euchetoiō | euchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | euchenoiō | euchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | euchevoiō | euchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eucheloiō | eucheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | eucherō | eucheri | euchera | eucherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | eucherōtos | eucheritos | eucheratos | eucherētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
euch is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
euchemō“pray”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×
3 John 1:2“pray”Agapētor, peri panteiu euchemō sin euodirō kai hugiainarō, kathōs euoditō su tas psuchas.Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
euchenō“pray”happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural2×
2 Corinthians 13:7“pray”euchenō de pros ton theon mē poiara vin kakem mēdenem, ouk hina nis dokimois fainineia, alla hina vis tem kalem poiaveiō, nis de hōs adokimois aneiō.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 13:9“pray for”chairanō gar hotan nis asthenaneiō, vis de dunatois aveiō; houtem kai euchenō, tan vu katartisian.In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
eucheme“wish”was happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Romans 9:3“wish”eucheme gar anathemem arō autos mis apo tou Christou huper toiu adelfoiu mu toiu sungenoiu mu kata sarxan,For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
euchele“prayed”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 27:29“prayed”foberōtois tē mē pou kata trachuoin topoin ekpiptaneia ek prumnau riptaratois ankurain tessares euchele hēmeran ginera.Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
euchevōr“pray”happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
James 5:16“pray”exomologevōr oun allēloi tain hamartain kai euchevōr huper allēloiu, hopōs iiveia. pollem ischuatō deēsias dikaiou energerōtas.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
euchemoia“pray”happened · Iaorist middle optative 1st person singular1×
Acts 26:29“pray”tos de Paulos; Euchemoia an to theo kai en olige kai en mege ouk monon sin alla kai pantoin toin akouarōtoin mu sēmeron ginera toioutoin hopoios kai mis amō parektos toiu desmoiu houtoiu.“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.”