προσεύχομαι; deponent middle; imperfect
προσηυχομην; future
προσεύξομαι; 1 aorist
προσηυξάμην; (on the augment see
WHs Appendix, p. 162; cf.
Tdf. Proleg., p. 121); from
Aeschylus and
Herodotus down; the
Sept. for
הִתְפַּלֵּל;
to offer prayers, to pray (everywhere of prayers to the gods, or to God (cf.
δέησις, at the end)): absolutely,
Matthew 6:5-7,
9;
Matthew 14:23;
Matthew 26:36,
39,
44;
Mark 1:35;
Mark 6:46;
Mark 11:24;
Mark 13:33 (
L T WH omit;
Tr brackets the clause); 14:(32), 39;
Luke 1:10;
Luke 3:21;
Luke 5:16;
Luke 6:12;
Luke 9:18,
28;
Luke 11:1;
Luke 18:1,
10;
Luke 22:44 (
L brackets
WH reject the passage);
Acts 1:24;
Acts 6:6;
Acts 9:11,
40;
Acts 10:9,
30;
Acts 11:5;
Acts 12:12;
Acts 13:3;
Acts 14:23;
Acts 16:25;
Acts 20:36;
Acts 21:5;
Acts 22:17;
Acts 28:8;
1 Corinthians 11:4;
1 Corinthians 14:14;
1 Thessalonians 5:17;
1 Timothy 2:8;
James 5:13,
18; followed by
λέγων and direct discourse, containing the words of the prayer,
Matthew 26:39,
42;
Luke 22:41;
προσεύχεσθαι with a dative indicating the manner or instrument,
1 Corinthians 11:5 (
Winer's Grammar, § 31, 7 d.);
1 Corinthians 14:14f (cf.
Winer's Grammar, 279f (262f));
μακρά, to make long prayers, Matthew 23:14-13
Rec.;
Mark 12:40;
Luke 20:47;
ἐν πνεύματι (see
πνεῦμα, 4 a., p. 522{a} middle),
Ephesians 6:18;
ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ,
Jude 1:20;
προσευχή (see
προσευχή, 1 at the end),
James 5:17;
προσεύχεσθαι with the accusative of a thing,
Luke 18:11;
Romans 8:26 (cf.
Winers Grammar, § 41 b. 4 b.;
Buttmann, § 139, 61 c.);
ἐπί τινα, over one, i. e. with hands extended over him,
James 5:14 (cf.
Winer's Grammar, 408 (381) n.); namely,
ἐπί τινα,
Matthew 19:13, as commonly in Greek writings with the dative of the person to whom the prayers are offered (cf.
Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 14):
Matthew 6:6;
1 Corinthians 11:13 (
Isaiah 44:17);
περί with the genitive of a person,
Colossians 1:3 (
R G T WH text);
1 Thessalonians 5:20;
Hebrews 13:18;
ὑπέρ with the genitive of a person,
Matthew 5:44;
Luke 6:28 (where
T WH Tr marginal reading
περί (see
περί, the passage cited
γ. also
ὑπέρ, I. 6);
Colossians 1:3 L Tr WH marginal reading (see references as above), 9);
προσεύχεσθαι followed by
ἵνα,
with the design of, 1 Corinthians 14:13, cf. Meyer, in the place cited (
Winer's Grammar, 460 (428)); the thing prayed for is indicated by a following
ἵνα (see
ἵνα, II. 2 b.):
Matthew 24:20;
Matthew 26:41;
Mark 13:18;
Mark 14:35,
38;
Luke 22:46 (but in
Matthew 26:41;
Mark 14:38; (
Luke 22:46?),
ἵνα is more common regarded as giving the aim of the twofold command preceding);
τοῦτο ἵνα,
Philippians 1:9;
περί τίνος ἵνα,
Colossians 4:3;
2 Thessalonians 1:11;
2 Thessalonians 3:1;
ὑπέρ τίνος ἵνα,
Colossians 1:9;
ὑπέρ τίνος ὅπως,
James 5:16 L WH text
Tr marginal reading;
περί τίνος ὁππος,
Acts 8:15 (
ὅπως (which see II. 2) Seems to indicate not so much the contents of the prayer as its end and aim); followed by an infinitive belonging to the subject,
Luke 22:40; followed by
τοῦ with the infinitive,
James 5:17.
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