εὐχή, ἡ, (εὔχομαι)
prayer or
vow, once in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὐχὴν ἐπιτελέσαι, Latin
vota persolvere, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐχῇ χρῆσθαι, Latin
votis potiri, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ χιλίων. εὐχὴν ποιήσασθαι χιμάρων to make
a vow of a thousand goats, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐχὰς ποιεῖσθαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ εὐχήν, ἐξ εὐχῆς, Latin
ex voto, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἔχειν εὐχήν to be under
a vow, [
NT]
2)
wish or
aspiration, opposed to reality, εὐχαῖς ὅμοια λέγειν to build '
castles in the air', [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὴν τῶν παίδων εὐ. like a boy's
wish, [
Refs]; εὐχῆς ἄξια things
to be wished, but not expected, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολιτεία ἡ κατ᾽ εὐχὴν γινομένη the
ideal state, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3)
prayer for evil, i.e.
curse, imprecation, πατρὸς κατ᾽ εὐχάς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]