noun · feminine
proseuchas
Strong’sG4335
prayer, a place for prayer
stem proseuch-36 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 books8 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Prayer, addressed to God, is the basic sense of this word 1234. It covers prayer both as a general act of devotion and as a specific request made to God, sometimes paired with the word for "petition" 1. A set phrase built from this word and its related verb is used to mean praying fervently or earnestly 12.
The word can also mean a place of prayer 1234: this can be a synagogue 13, including a phrase describing the Temple itself as a "house of prayer" 13, or, in at least one case, an outdoor site used for prayer rather than a building 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
† προσ-ευχή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< προσεύχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תְּפִלָּה;]
SYN.: v.s. δέησις.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4335 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpros-yoo-khay'
prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
Fromfrom G4336;
King JamesX pray earnestly, prayer.
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
prayer, οἶκος προσευχῆς, of the Temple, LXX+3rd c.AD+
II place of prayer, sanctuary, chapel, Refs; especially among the Jews. synagogue, NT+3rd c.BC+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | proseuchas2×προσευχὴ | proseuchais2×προσευχαί |
| object accusative | proseuchan2×προσευχὴν | proseuchain3×προσευχάς |
| direct address vocative | proseuchar | proseuchair |
| of, belonging to genitive | proseuchau6×προσευχῆς | proseuchaiu5×προσευχῶν |
| to, for dative | proseucha10×προσευχῇ | proseuchai6×προσευχαῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
proseucha 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.
36 occurrences, every one of them listed
proseuchas“prayer”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 10:31kai fēatō; Kornēlior, eisakouita su tas proseuchas kai tais eleēmosunais su mimnēskila enōpion …and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts …
Acts 12:5“prayer”… oun Petros tērote en ta fulaka; proseuchas de ate ektenōs genorōntas hupo tau …So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to …
proseuchan“place of prayer”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 16:13… tau pulau para potamon hou nomizane proseuchan arō, kai kathizarantois lalane tai sunercharantai …… it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to …
Acts 16:16Geneta de poreuorōntoiu nu eis tan proseuchan paidiskan tinan echarōntan pneumem puthōnon hupantara …… as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave …
proseuchau“prayer”of, belonging togenitive singular6×
Matthew 21:13… autoi; Grafotē; Tos oikos mu oikos proseuchau kaliti, vis de auton poiavō spēlaiem …… will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a …
Mark 11:17… grafotē hoti Tos oikos mu oikos proseuchau kaliti pantei tei ethnei? vis de …… will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you …
Luke 19:46… Kai eti tos oikos mu oikos proseuchau, vis de auton poiava spēlaiem lēstoiu.… house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a …
Luke 22:45kai anastēarantos apo tau proseuchau ercharantos pros toin mathētoin heuriskata koimorōntoin …When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He …
Acts 3:1… tem hierem epi tan hōran tau proseuchau tan enatan,… the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
Ephesians 6:18dia pantau proseuchau kai deēsiau, proseuchorōntois en panto kairo …… all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay …
proseucha“prayer”to, fordative singular10×
Matthew 21:22… panteim hoseim an aitaveia en ta proseucha pisteuarōntois labevi.… receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Mark 9:29… oudene dunotō exerchara ei mē en proseucha.… kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”
Luke 6:12… proseuchera, kai ate dianuktereuarōntos en ta proseucha tou theou.… and He spent the night in prayer to God.
Acts 1:14houtois pantois ale proskarterarōntois homothumadōs ta proseucha sun gunaikai kai Mariam ta mētēra …… one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary …
Acts 6:4nis de ta proseucha kai ta diakonia tou logou proskarterani.and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the …
Romans 12:12… elpida chairarōntois, ta thlipsia hupomenarōntois, ta proseucha proskarterarōntois,… hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
1 Corinthians 7:5… sumfōneu pros kairon hina scholazaveia ta proseucha kai palin epi tem autem aveiō, …… so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that …
Philippians 4:6mēdenem merimnavōr, alla en pante ta proseucha kai ta deēsia meta eucharistiau teim …… for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your …
Colossians 4:2Ta proseucha proskarteravōr, grēgorarōntois en auta en eucharistia,Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
James 5:17“with prayer”Ēliaos anthrōpos ate homoiopathos ni, kai proseucha proseucheta teu mē brechara, kai ouk …Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half …
proseuchais“prayers”subjectnominative plural2×
Acts 10:4… atō, kurior? legata de auto; Tais proseuchais su kai tais eleēmosunais su anabainala …… it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have …
Revelation 5:8… chrusouain gemarōntain thumiameiu, hais alō tais proseuchais toiu hagioiu;… full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
proseuchain“prayers”objectaccusative plural3×
1 Timothy 2:1Parakalamō oun prōtem panteiu poiorō deēsiain, proseuchain, enteuxiain, eucharistiain, huper pantoiu anthrōpoiu,… all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for …
1 Peter 3:7… zōau, eis tem mē enkoptorō tain proseuchain vu.… gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
1 Peter 4:7“prayers”… engizatē. sōfronavar oun kai nēfavar eis proseuchain;… things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so …
proseuchaiu“prayers”of, belonging togenitive plural5×
Romans 1:10pantote epi taiu proseuchaiu mu, dorōntos ei pōs ēdē pote …in my prayers at all times, asking that now …
Ephesians 1:16… huper vu mneian poiorōntos epi taiu proseuchaiu mu,… for you, remembering you in my prayers,
1 Thessalonians 1:2… pantoiu vu mneian poiorōntois epi taiu proseuchaiu nu, adialeiptōs… of you, remembering you in our prayers
Philemon 1:4… pantote mneian su poiorōntos epi taiu proseuchaiu mu,… my God, remembering you in my prayers,
Philemon 1:22… xenian, elpizamō gar hoti dia taiu proseuchaiu vu charizimi vi.… because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
proseuchai“prayers”to, fordative plural6×
Acts 2:42“prayers”… ta klasia tou artou kai tai proseuchai.… to the breaking of bread and to …
Romans 15:30“prayers”… teu pneumeu sunagōnizera mi en tai proseuchai huper mu pros ton theon,… of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
Colossians 4:12“prayers”… pantote agōnizorōntos huper vu en tai proseuchai, hina stēiveia teleiois kai plērofororēntois en …… He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full …
1 Timothy 5:5… kai prosmenatō tai deēsiai kai tai proseuchai nuktau kai hēmerau;… and day in her petitions and prayers.
Revelation 8:3… auto thumiameim polleim hina dōati tai proseuchai toiu hagioiu pantoiu epi tem thusiastēriem …… incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the …
Revelation 8:4… anabainata tos kapnos teiu thumiameiu tai proseuchai toiu hagioiu ek cheirau tou angelou …… of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before …