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Lexicon :: Strong's G4335 - proseuchē

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προσευχή
Transliteration
proseuchē (Key)
Pronunciation
pros-yoo-khay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

προσευχή proseuchḗ, pros-yoo-khay'; from G4336; prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel):—X pray earnestly, prayer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's G4335 in the following manner: prayer (36x), prayed earnestly (with G4336) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's G4335 in the following manner: prayer (36x), prayed earnestly (with G4336) (1x).

  1. prayer addressed to God

  2. a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer

    1. a synagogue

    2. a place in the open air where the Jews were wont to pray, outside the cities, where they had no synagogue

      1. such places were situated upon the bank of a stream or the shore of a sea, where there was a supply of water for washing the hands before prayer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προσευχή proseuchḗ, pros-yoo-khay'; from G4336; prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel):—X pray earnestly, prayer.
STRONGS G4335:
προσευχή, προσευχῆς, ἡ (προσεύχομαι), the Sept. for תְּפִלָּה, equivalent to εὐχή πρός τόν Θεόν (cf. πρός, IV.
1. prayer addressed to God: Matthew 17:21 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the verse); Matthew 21:22; Mark 9:29; Luke 22:45; Acts 3:1; Acts 6:4; Acts 10:31; Romans 12:12; 1 Corinthians 7:5; Colossians 4:2; plural, Acts 2:42; Acts 10:4; Romans 1:10 (9); Ephesians 1:16; Colossians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; Philemon 1:4, 22; 1 Peter 3:7; 1 Peter 4:7; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3, 4 (where ταῖς προσευχαῖς is a dative commodi, for, in aid of, the prayers (Winers Grammar, § 31, 6 c.; cf. Green, p. 101f)); οἶκος προσευχῆς, a house devoted to the offering of prayer to God, Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46 (Isaiah 56:7; 1 Macc. 7:37); προσευχή καί δέησις, Acts 1:14 Rec.; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6 (1 Kings 8:38; 2 Chronicles 6:29; 1 Macc. 7:37; on the distinction between the two words see δέησις); plural, 1 Timothy 2:1; 1 Timothy 5:5; ἡ προσευχή τοῦ Θεοῦ, prayer to God, Luke 6:12 (εὐχαριστία Θεοῦ, Wis. 16:28; cf. references in πίστις, 1 a.); πρός τόν Θεόν ὑπέρ (L T Tr WH περί) τίνος, Acts 12:5; plural Romans 15:30; προσευχή προσεύχεσθαι, a Hebraistic expression (cf. Winers Grammar, § 54, 3; (Buttmann, § 133, 22 a.)), to pray fervently, James 5:17.
2. a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer; i. e.
a. a synagogue (see συναγωγή, 2 b.): 3Macc. 7:20 (according to the reading προσευχήν; see Grimm's Commentary at the passage); Philo in Flaccum § 6 (also § 14); leg. ad Gaium §§ 20, 43, 46; Juvenal, sat. 1, 3, 296; συνάγονται πάντες εἰς τήν προσευχήν, μέγιστον οἴκημα πολύν ὄχλον ἐπιδέξασθαι δυνάμενον, Josephus, Vita §54.
b. a place in the open air where the Jews were accustomed to pray, outside of those cities where they had no synagogue; such places were situated upon the bank of a stream or the shore of the sea, where there was a supply of water for washing the hands before prayer: Acts 16:13, 16; Josephus, Antiquities 14, 10, 23, cf. Epiphanius haer. 80, 1. Tertullian in his ad nationes 1, 13: makes mention of the orationes litorales of the Jews, and in his de jejuniis c. 16 says "Judaicum certe jejunium ubique celebratur, cure omissis templis per omne litus quocunque in aperto aliquando jam preces ad carlurn mittunt." (Josephus (c. Apion. 2, 2, 2) quotes Apion as representing Moses as offering αἴθριοι προσευχαί.) Cf. DeWette, Archäologie, § 242; (Schürer, Zeitgesch. § 27 vol. ii., p. 369ff). Not used by secular authors except in the passages cited above from Philo, Josephus, and Juvenal (to which add Cleomedes 71, 16; cf. Boeckh, Corpus inscriptions 2:1004 no. 2114 b. and 1005 no. 2114 bb. (A.D. 81), see Index under the word).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
8:38
2 Chronicles
1; 6:29
Isaiah
1; 56:7
Matthew
17:21; 21:13; 21:22
Mark
9:29; 11:17
Luke
6:12; 19:46; 22:45
Acts
1:14; 2:42; 3:1; 6:4; 10:4; 10:31; 12:5; 16:13; 16:16
Romans
1:10; 12:12; 15:30
1 Corinthians
7:5
Ephesians
1:16; 6:18
Philippians
4:6
Colossians
4:2; 4:12
1 Thessalonians
1:2
1 Timothy
2:1; 5:5
Philemon
1:4; 1:22
James
5:17
1 Peter
3:7; 4:7
Revelation
5:8; 8:3; 8:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4335 matches the Greek προσευχή (proseuchē),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:13 - He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:22 - You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:29 - Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:12 - One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46 - He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:45 - At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14 - They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:42 - All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper[fn]), and to prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:1 - Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:4 - Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:4 - Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.
And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 - He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:5 - But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:13 - On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:16 - One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a demon-possessed slave girl. She was a fortune-teller who earned a lot of money for her masters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:12 - Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:30 - Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:5 - Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:16 - I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:18 - Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6 - Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:2 - Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:2 - We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:1 - I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:4 - I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:22 - One more thing—please prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that God will answer your prayers and let me return to you soon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:7 - In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:7 - The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:3 - Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:4 - The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
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