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Lexicon :: Strong's G4336 - proseuchomai

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προσεύχομαι
Transliteration
proseuchomai (Key)
Pronunciation
pros-yoo'-khom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
85x in 27 unique form(s) TR
87x in 31 unique form(s) LXX
77x in 23 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:807,279

Strong’s Definitions

προσεύχομαι proseúchomai, pros-yoo'-khom-ahee; from G4314 and G2172; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship:—pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's G4336 in the following manner: pray (83x), make prayer (3x), pray for (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x
The KJV translates Strong's G4336 in the following manner: pray (83x), make prayer (3x), pray for (1x).

  1. to offer prayers, to pray

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προσεύχομαι proseúchomai, pros-yoo'-khom-ahee; from G4314 and G2172; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship:—pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.
STRONGS G4336:
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 23:14-13Rec.; 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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
44:17
Matthew
5:44; 6:5; 6:6; 6:6; 6:7; 6:9; 14:23; 19:13; 24:20; 26:36; 26:39; 26:39; 26:41; 26:41; 26:42; 26:44
Mark
1:35; 6:46; 11:24; 12:40; 13:18; 13:33; 14:35; 14:38; 14:38
Luke
1:10; 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 6:28; 9:18; 9:28; 11:1; 18:1; 18:10; 18:11; 20:47; 22:40; 22:41; 22:44; 22:46; 22:46
Acts
1:24; 6:6; 8:15; 9:11; 9:40; 10:9; 10:30; 11:5; 12:12; 13:3; 14:23; 16:25; 20:36; 21:5; 22:17; 28:8
Romans
8:26
1 Corinthians
11:4; 11:5; 11:13; 14:13; 14:14; 14:14
Ephesians
6:18
Philippians
1:9
Colossians
1:3; 1:3; 1:9; 4:3
1 Thessalonians
5:17; 5:20
2 Thessalonians
1:11; 3:1
1 Timothy
2:8
Hebrews
13:18
James
5:13; 5:14; 5:16; 5:17; 5:17; 5:18
Jude
1:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4336 matches the Greek προσεύχομαι (proseuchomai),
which occurs 85 times in 80 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:44–Act 12:12)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:44 - But I say, love your enemies![fn] Pray for those who persecute you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:5 - “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:6 - But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:7 - “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:9 - Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:23 - After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:13 - One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:20 - And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:36 - Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 - Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away[fn] unless I drink it, your will be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:44 - So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:35 - Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:46 - After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:24 - I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:25 - But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:40 - Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be more severely punished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:18 - And pray that your flight will not be in winter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:32 - They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:39 - Then Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:10 - While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:21 - One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:16 - But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.

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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 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:28 - Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:18 - One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:1 - Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:2 - Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:[fn]
“Father, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:1 - One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:10 - “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:11 - The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[fn]: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don’t cheat, I don’t sin, and I don’t commit adultery. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:47 - Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be severely punished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:40 - There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 - He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:46 - “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:24 - Then they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6 - These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:11 - The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:40 - But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:9 - The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - “I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer.

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