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verb

Greekεὔχομαι (euchomai)
Biblang

euchomō

Strong’sG2172

I pray, wish

stem euch-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

εὔχομαι

[in LXX chiefly for נָדַד, also for עָתַר hi., etc.;]

to pray: c. acc rei, II Co 13:9; c. dat. pers., τ. θεῷ, Ac 26:29; seq. πρὸς τ. θεόν, II Co 13:7; c. acc et inf., Ac 27:29, III Jo 2; seq. ὑπέρ, Ja 5:16; ηὐχόμην εἶναι (on impf. here, v. ICC, in l., Lft., Phm 13), Ro 9:3 (Cremer, 718).†

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.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
εὔχομαι,
imperfect εὐχόμην (Attic dialect ηὐ-) Refs 8th c.BC+: future εὔξομαι Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 1 εὐξάμην (Attic dialect ηὐ-) Refs 8th c.BC+: 2nd pers. singular subjunctive εὔξεαι Refs 8th c.BC+- only Attic dialectaccusative to Hdn.Refs 2nd c.AD+: —pray, θεοῖς Refs 8th c.BC+; εὐχὰς ὑπέρ τινος πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς εὔ. Refs 4th c.BC+; εὔ. ἔπος to utter it in prayer, Refs 5th c.BC+; μεγάλα, μέγα εὔ., pray aloud, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 with accusative et infinitive, pray that, Refs 8th c.BC+; of an unrealizable wish Refs 4th c.BC+: with infinitive alone, εὔ. θάνατον φυγεῖν Refs 8th c.BC+; τί δοκέεις εὔχεσθαι ἄλλο ἢ.. λαβεῖ; Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς θεοῖς with accusative et infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; also εὔ. τοὺς θεοὺς δοῦναί μοι pray that the gods may give, Refs 5th c.BC+; later εὔ. ἵναRefs 1st c.BC+
3 with accusative object, pray for, long or wish for, χρυσόν Refs 5th c.BC+; εὔ. τινί τι pray for something for a person, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, pray for a thing from.., τοῖς θεοῖς πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ ὑπέρ τινος Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς θεοῖς πολυκαρπίανRefs 2nd c.AD+
II vow or promise to do.., with future infinitive, εὔχομαι ἐξελάαν κύνας Refs 8th c.BC+aorist infinitive, εὔχετο πάντ᾽ ἀποδοῦναι claimed (the right) to pay in full, Refs 8th c.BC+present infinitive, ηὔξω θεοῖς.. ἂν ὧδ᾽ ἔρδειν τάδ; Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with accusative of things, vow a thing, πολλῶν πατησμὸν εἱμάτων Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 εὔ. κατά τινος of the thing vowed (as though on the altar), εὔ. τοῖς θεοῖς κατὰ ἑκατόμβης Refs 4th c.BC+
III profess loudly, boast, vaunt, οὕτω φησὶ καὶ εὔχεται, οὕνεκ᾽ Ἀχιλλεὺς νηυσὶν ἔπι γλαφυρῇσι μένει Refs 8th c.BC+: 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 Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive, ἐκ Κρητάων γένος εὔχομαι (i.e. εἶναι) Refs 8th c.BC+; πόρτις εὔχεται βοός (i.e. εἶναι) Refs 5th c.BC+; but also,
III.2 boast vainlv, brag, εὔχεαι αὔτως Refs 8th c.BC+: with infinitive, εὔ. δῃώσειν Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 simply, profess or declare, ἱκέτης δέ τοι εὔ. εἶναι Refs 8th c.BC+; τίς χθὼν εὔχεται ἥδε [εἶναι]; Refs 3rd c.BC+
IV passive, ἐμοὶ μετρίως ηὖκται I have prayed sufficiently, Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect infinitive, ταῦτα μὲν ηὖχθαι Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ πανήγυρις ἡ.. εὐχθεῖσα vowed, Refs 2nd c.AD+pluperfect (or non-thematic preterite) ηὔγμην in active sense, Refs 5th c.BC+. (Cf. Sanskrit óhate 'to (be able to) boast that one is', 'to brag', Avest. aog- 'declare solemnly'.)

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

pray4×pray for1×prayed1×wish1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
euchomōεὔχομαίhappening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singularpray1×
euchonōεὐχόμεθαhappening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person pluralpray2×
euchomeηὐχόμηνwas happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singularwish1×
eucholeηὔχοντοwas happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person pluralprayed1×
euchovōrεὔχεσθεhappening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person pluralpray1×
euchemoiaΕὐξαίμηνhappened · Iaorist middle optative 1st person singularpray1×

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

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singulareuchomō1×εὔχομαίeuchome1×ηὐχόμηνeuchomēeuchomelē
you 2nd person singulareuchosōeuchoseeuchosēeuchoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singulareuchotōeuchoteeuchotēeuchotelē
we 1st person pluraleuchonō2×εὐχόμεθαeuchoneeuchonēeuchonelē
ye 2nd person pluraleuchovōeuchoveeuchovēeuchovelē
they 3rd person pluraleucholōeuchole1×ηὔχοντοeucholēeucholelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singulareuchemieuchema
you 2nd person singulareuchesieuchesa
he/she/it 3rd person singulareuchetieucheta
we 1st person pluraleuchenieuchena
ye 2nd person pluraleuchevieucheva
they 3rd person pluraleuchelieuchela
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singulareuchomeiōeuchomeiē
you 2nd person singulareuchoseiōeuchoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singulareuchoteiōeuchoteiē
we 1st person pluraleuchoneiōeuchoneiē
ye 2nd person pluraleuchoveiōeuchoveiē
they 3rd person pluraleucholeiōeucholeiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singulareuchemeia
you 2nd person singulareucheseia
he/she/it 3rd person singulareucheteia
we 1st person pluraleucheneia
ye 2nd person pluraleucheveia
they 3rd person pluraleucheleia
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singulareuchosōreuchosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singulareuchotōreuchotēr
ye 2nd person pluraleuchovōr1×εὔχεσθεeuchovēr
they 3rd person pluraleucholōreucholēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singulareuchesar
he/she/it 3rd person singulareuchetar
ye 2nd person pluraleuchevar
they 3rd person pluraleuchelar
Wishes — optative mood, 1 occurrence

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singulareuchomoiō
you 2nd person singulareuchosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singulareuchotoiō
we 1st person pluraleuchonoiō
ye 2nd person pluraleuchovoiō
they 3rd person pluraleucholoiō

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singulareuchemoia1×Εὐξαίμην
you 2nd person singulareuchesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singulareuchetoia
we 1st person pluraleuchenoia
ye 2nd person pluraleuchevoia
they 3rd person pluraleucheloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceeuchorōeuchorē
acts on or for itself middle voiceeucherieuchera
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceeuchorōntoseuchorēntos
acts on or for itself middle voiceeucherintoseucherantos

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
euchstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

euchomō“pray”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×

3 John 1:2Agapētor, peri panteiu euchomō sin euodorō kai hugiainarō, kathōs euodotō …Beloved, I pray that in every way you may …

euchonō“pray”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural2×

2 Corinthians 13:7euchonō de pros ton theon mē poiara …Now we pray to God that you will not …

2 Corinthians 13:9“pray for”… vis de dunatois aveiō; houtem kai euchonō, tan vu katartisian.… weak but you are strong, and our prayer …

euchome“wish”was happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×

Romans 9:3euchome gar anathemem arō autos mis apo …For I could wish that I myself were cursed and …

euchole“prayed”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 27:29… ekpiptaneia ek prumnau riptarantois ankurain tessares euchole hēmeran genera.… four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

euchovōr“pray”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×

James 5:16exomologovōr oun allēloi tain hamartain kai euchovōr huper allēloiu, hopōs iiveia. pollem ischuatō …… your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you …

euchemoia“pray”happened · Iaorist middle optative 1st person singular1×

Acts 26:29“pray”tos de Paulos; Euchemoia an to theo kai en olige …“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not …