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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 77 times in 75 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 20:7–Psa 5:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:7 - But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; but if thou restore her not, know that thou shalt die and all thine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:17 - And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:17 - [fn]pardon therefore my sin yet this time, and pray to the Lord your God, and let him take away from me this death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10 - And she was very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12 - And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:26 - And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, I am the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27 - For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:25 - If a man should at all sin against another, then shall they pray for him to the Lord; but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would by all means destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:5 - And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:6 - And the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:19 - And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our sins this iniquity, in asking for us a king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:23 - And far be it from me to sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will serve the Lord, and shew you the good and the right way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:45 - And the people said to Saul, Shall he that has wrought this great salvation in Israel be put to death this day? As the Lord lives, there shall not fall to the ground one of the hairs of his head; for the people of God have wrought successfully this day. And the people prayed for Jonathan in that day, and he died not.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:27 - Almighty Lord God of Israel, thou hast uncovered the ear of thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore thy servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:28 - Yet, O Lord God of Israel, thou shalt look upon my petition, to hear the prayer which thy servant prays to thee in thy presence this day,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:29 - that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place of which thou saidst, My name shall be there, to hear the prayer which thy servant prays [fn]at this place day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30 - And thou shalt hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place; and thou shalt hear in thy dwelling-place in heaven, and thou shalt do and be gracious.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:33 - When thy people Israel falls before enemies, because they shall sin against thee, and they shall return and confess to thy name, and they shall pray and supplicate in this house,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:35 - When the heaven is restrained, and there is no rain, because they shall sin against thee, and they shall pray toward this place, and shall make confession to thy name, and shall turn from their sins when thou shalt have humbled them,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:42 - when they shall come and pray toward this place,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:44 - If it be that thy people shall go forth to war against their enemies in the way by which thou shalt turn them, and pray in the name of the Lord [fn]toward the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built to thy name,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:48 - and they shall turn to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies whither thou hast carried them captives, and shall pray to thee toward their land which thou hast given to their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built to thy name:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54 - And it came to pass when Solomon had finished praying to the Lord all this prayer and supplication, that he rose up from before the altar of the Lord, after having knelt upon his knees, and his hands were spread out towards heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:33 - And Elisaie went into the house, and shut the door upon themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray thee, the eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisaie.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:18 - And they came down to him; and he prayed to the Lord, and said, Smite, I pray thee, this [fn]people with blindness. And he smote them with blindness, according to the word of Elisaie.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:20 - And Esaias the son of Amos sent to Ezekias, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, I have heard [fn]thy prayer to me concerning Sennacherim king of the Assyrians.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:25 - For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore thy servant has found a willingness to pray before thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:19 - Yet thou shalt have respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to my petition, O Lord God, so as to hearken to the petition and the prayer which thy servant prays before thee this day:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:20 - so that thine eyes should be open over this house by day and by night, towards this place, whereon thou saidst thy name should be called, so as to hear the prayer which thy servant prays towards this house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21 - And thou shalt hear the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever prayers they shall make towards this place: and thou shalt hearken in thy dwelling-place out of heaven, yea thou shalt hear, and be merciful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:24 - And if thy people Israel should be put to the worse before the enemy, if they should sin against thee, and then turn and confess to thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:26 - When heaven is restrained, and there is no rain, because they shall have sinned against thee, and when they shall pray towards this place, and praise thy name, and shall turn from their sins, because thou shalt afflict them;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:32 - And every stranger who is not himself of thy people Israel, and who shall have come from a distant land because of thy great name, and thy mighty hand, and thy high arm; when they shall come and worship toward this place;—

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:34 - And if thy people shall go forth to war against their enemies by the way by which thou shalt send them, and shall pray to thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built to thy name;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:38 - and if they shall turn to thee with all their heart and all their soul in the land of them that carried them captives, whither they carried them captives, and shall pray toward their land which thou gavest to their fathers, and the city which thou didst choose, and the house which I built to thy name:—

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:1 - And when Solomon had finished praying, then the fire came down from heaven, and devoured the whole-burnt-offerings and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 - then if my people, on whom my name is called, should repent, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, I also will hear from heaven, and I will be merciful to their sins, and I will heal their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:18 - For the greatest part of the people of Ephraim, and Manasse, and Issachar, and Zabulon, had not purified themselves, but ate the passover contrary to the scripture. On this account also Ezekias prayed concerning them, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:20 - And king Ezekias and Esaias the prophet the son of Amos prayed concerning these things, and they cried to heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:24 - In those days Ezekias was sick even to death, and prayed to the Lord: and he hearkened to him, and gave him a sign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13 - and he prayed to him: and he hearkened to him, and listened to his cry, and brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom: and Manasses knew that the Lord he is God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10 - that they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:1 - So when Esdras had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and praying before the house of God, a very great assembly of Israel came together to him, men and women and youths; for the people wept, and wept aloud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:4 - And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for several days, and continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:6 - let now thine ear be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, this day both day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and make confession for the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and the house of my father have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:4 - And the king said to me, For what dost thou ask thus? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:9 - (LXX 4:3) So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - And it came to pass on the third day, when she had ceased praying, that she put off her mean dress, and put on her glorious apparel. (LXX 5:1a) And being splendidly arrayed, and having called upon God the Overseer and Preserver of all things, she took her two maids, and she leaned upon one, as a delicate female, and the other followed bearing her train. (5:1b) And she was blooming in the perfection of her beauty; and her face was cheerful, as it were benevolent, but her heart was straitened for fear. (5:1c) And having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king: and he was sitting upon his royal throne, and he had put on all his glorious apparel, covered all over with gold and precious stones, and was very terrible. (5:1d) And having raised his face resplendent with glory, he looked with intense anger: and the queen fell, and changed her colour as she fainted; and she bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her. (5:1e) But God changed the spirit of the king to gentleness, and in intense feeling he sprang from off his throne, and took her into his arms, until she recovered: and he comforted her with peaceable words, and said to her, (5:1f) What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother; be of good cheer, thou shalt not die, for our command is openly declared to thee, Draw nigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:2 - (LXX 5:3) Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.

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