euchomai · pray, wish

What it means

euchomai (εὔχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pray, wish”.

To ask; to pray to God; also to wish.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Make requests to God.
2. To want something with all one's heart, as one who asks for it.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• pray ×5
• I could wish ×1
• were praying ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×2
• James×1
• 3 John×1

• Acts 26:29

  And Paul said, “I would pray to God that, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all who hear me today might become such as I myself am, except for these chains.”

• Acts 27:29

  And fearing that we might run aground somewhere on rocky places, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for day to come.

• Romans 9:3

  For I could wish that I myself were accursed, cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my relatives according to the flesh,

• 2 Corinthians 13:7

  Now we pray to God that you may do nothing wrong, not so that we may appear approved, but so that you may do what is good, and we may be as if disqualified.

• 2 Corinthians 13:9

  For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong; this also we pray for: your restoration.

• James 5:16

  So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The supplication of a righteous person is very powerful in its working.

• 3 John 1:2

  Beloved, I pray that in all things you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.