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Strong's #4336 - προσεύχομαι
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προσεύχομαι,
fut. -ξομαι A. Ag. 317: —
offer prayers or vows, θεοῖς A. l.c., cf. E. Hipp. 116, al., etc.; τῷ ἡλίῳ Pl. Smp. 220d; θεῷ π. σωτηρίαν ἡμῖν διδόναι Id. Criti. 106a, cf. X. Cyr. 2.1.1 .
2. c. acc., π. τὸν θεόν address him in prayer, Ar. Pl. 958, cf. E. Tr. 887 .
3. abs., offer prayers, worship, Hdt. 1.48, A. Pr. 937, S. Ant. 1337, etc.; π. γλώσσῃ, πνεύματι, νοΐ, 1 Corinthians 14:14-15 .
II c. acc. rei, pray for a thing, νίκην πολέμου X. HG 3.2.22: c. inf., ἕλκειν τὸ βέδυ π. Philyll. 20; ζῆσαι προσεύχου pray for life, Epigr.Gr. 1040.11 ( Adada ): folld. by τοῦ c. inf., Ep.Jac. 5.17; π. ἵνα . ., περί τινων ὅπως, Ev.Matthew 24:20, Acts 8:15 .
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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προσ -εύχομαι ,
[in LXX chiefly for H6419 hith.;]
to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Matthew 6:5-7; Matthew 6:9; Matthew 14:23; Matthew 19:13; Matthew 26:36; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:41; Matthew 26:44, Mark 1:35; Mark 6:46; Mark 11:24-25; Mark 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.) Mark 14:32; Mark 14:38-39 Luke 1:10; Luke 3:21; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:18; Luke 9:28-29; Luke 11:1-2; Luke 18:1; Luke 18:10; Luke 22:44 (WH, E, mg., om.), Acts 1:24; Acts 6:6; Acts 9:11; Acts 10:9; Acts 10:30; 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 11:4-5; 1 Corinthians 14:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 1 Timothy 2:8, James 5:13; James 5:18; seq. λέγων , Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42, Luke 22:41; c. dat. instr., 1 Corinthians 11:5; 1 Corinthians 14:14-15; μακρά , Matthew 23:14 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mark 12:40, Luke 20:47; ἐν πνεύματι (ἁγίῳ ), Ephesians 6:18, Judges 1:20; προσευχῇ Papyri (a Hebraism, see προσευχή ), James 5:17; c. acc rei, Luke 18:11, Romans 8:26; seq. ἐπί , c. acc pers., James 5:14; c. dat. pers., Matthew 6:6, 1 Corinthians 11:13; seq. περί , c. gen., Acts 8:15, Colossians 1:3; Colossians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:1, Hebrews 13:18; ὑπέρ , Matthew 5:44 Luke 6:28, Colossians 1:9, James 5:16; seq. ἵνα , Matthew 24:20, Mark 13:18; Mark 14:35, Luke 22:46, 1 Corinthians 14:13; τοῦτο ἵνα , Philippians 1:9; c. inf., Luke 22:46; seq. τοῦ , c. inf. (Bl., § 71, 3), James 5:17.†
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For the use of this word in Acts 16:16 in the sense of ";ventriloquist,"; commentators generally appeal to Plut. de defectu Oraculorum 9 τοὺς ἐγγαστριμύθους. . νῦν. . πύθωνας προσαγορευομένους, the utterance being traced to the presence of a ";familiar spirit"; (πύθων) in the body of the speaker : cf. LXX Leviticus 19:31; 1Ki. 28:7 [MT 1 Samuel 28:7] al. Along with this the girl is described as having a certain prophetic power, μαντευομένη : cf. Suidas, πύθων · δαιμόνιον μαντικόν, and Knowling’s note EGT ad Ac l.c.
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