to pray/wish for

Greek Verb

εὔχομαι [in LXX chiefly for נָדַד, also for עָתַר hi, etc;] to pray: with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.13:9; with dative of person(s), τ. θεῷ, Act.26:29; before πρὸς τ. θεόν, 2Co.13:7; with accusative and inf, Act.27:29, 3Jn.2; before ὑπέρ, Jas.5:16; ηὐχόμην εἶναι (On imperfect here, see ICC, in l, Lft, Phm 13), Rom.9:3 (Cremer, 718). (AS)

to pray/wish for

Greek Verb

εὔχομαι, imperfect εὐχόμην (Attic dialect ηὐ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future εὔξομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 1 εὐξάμην (Attic dialect ηὐ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: 2nd pers. singular subjunctive εὔξεαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]- only Attic dialectaccusative to Hdn.[Refs 2nd c.AD+]: —pray, θεοῖς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὐχὰς ὑπέρ τινος πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς εὔ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εὔ. ἔπος to utter it in prayer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεγάλα, μέγα εὔ, pray aloud, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) with accusative et infinitive, pray that, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an unrealizable wish [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with infinitive alone, εὔ. θάνατον φυγεῖν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τί δοκέεις εὔχεσθαι ἄλλο ἢ. λαβεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς θεοῖς with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εὔ. τοὺς θεοὺς δοῦναί μοι pray that the gods may give, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later εὔ. ἵνα[Refs 1st c.BC+] 3) with accusative object, pray for, long or wish for, χρυσόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὔ. τινί τι pray for something for a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, pray for a thing from, τοῖς θεοῖς πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ ὑπέρ τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς θεοῖς πολυκαρπίαν[Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) vow or promise to do, with future infinitive, εὔχομαι ἐξελάαν κύνας [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist infinitive, εὔχετο πάντ᾽ ἀποδοῦναι claimed (the right) to pay in full, [Refs 8th c.BC+]present infinitive, ηὔξω θεοῖς. ἂν ὧδ᾽ ἔρδειν τάδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) with accusative of things, vow a thing, πολλῶν πατησμὸν εἱμάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) εὔ. κατά τινος of the thing vowed (as though on the altar), εὔ. τοῖς θεοῖς κατὰ ἑκατόμβης [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) profess loudly, boast, vaunt, οὕτω φησὶ καὶ εὔχεται, οὕνεκ᾽ Ἀχιλλεὺς νηυσὶν ἔπι γλαφυρῇσι μένει [Refs 8th c.BC+]: mostly, not of empty boasting, but of something of which one has a right to be proud, ταύτης τοι γενεῆς τε καὶ αἵματος εὔχομαι εἶναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive, ἐκ Κρητάων γένος εὔχομαι (i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πόρτις εὔχεται βοός (i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also, III.2) boast vainlv, brag, εὔχεαι αὔτως [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with infinitive, εὔ. δῃώσειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) simply, profess or declare, ἱκέτης δέ τοι εὔ. εἶναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τίς χθὼν εὔχεται ἥδε [εἶναι]; [Refs 3rd c.BC+] IV) passive, ἐμοὶ μετρίως ηὖκται I have prayed sufficiently, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect infinitive, ταῦτα μὲν ηὖχθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ πανήγυρις ἡ. εὐχθεῖσα vowed, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]pluperfect (or non-thematic preterite) ηὔγμην in active sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit óhate 'to (be able to) boast that one is', 'to brag', Avest. aog- 'declare solemnly'.)

Greek

Verb

to wish; by implication, to pray to God; pray, will, wish; middle voice of a primary verb