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Lexicon :: Strong's G4336 - proseuchomai

Aa
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 87 times in 82 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 2 / 2 (Act 11:5–Jde 1:20)

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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 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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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3 - So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23 - Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:25 - Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:36 - When he had finished speaking, he knelt and prayed with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:5 - When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women[fn] and children, left the city and came down to the shore with us. There we knelt, prayed,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:17 - “After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8 - As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:26 - And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:4 - A man dishonors his head[fn] if he covers his head while praying or prophesying.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:5 - But a woman dishonors her head[fn] if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:13 - Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:13 - So anyone who speaks in tongues should pray also for the ability to interpret what has been said.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:14 - For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don’t understand what I am saying.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:15 - Well then, what shall I do? I will pray in the spirit,[fn] and I will also pray in words I understand. I will sing in the spirit, and I will also sing in words I understand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 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 BoxPhl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:3 - We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:17 - Never stop praying.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:25 - Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:11 - So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:1 - Finally, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:8 - In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:18 - Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:13 - Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14 - Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.

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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 BoxJas 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:18 - Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:20 - But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,[fn]

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