Strong's Greek · G2172
G2172 eúchomai
εὔχομαι
yoo'-khom-ahee
to pray/wish for
Looking for Hebrew H2172 zimrâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2172. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
eúchomai appears 7 times in Scripture, in Acts, Romans, 2 Corinthians, James and 3 John. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to wish; by implication, to pray to God
In the King James Version
pray, will, wish
Derivation
middle voice of a primary verb;
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,”
“In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.”
““Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.””
“Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.”
“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.”
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.”
“Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
