Strong G2171εὐχή
a vow/prayer
- Transliteration
- euchē
- Pronunciation
- yoo-khay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G2172; properly a wish expressed as a petition to God or in votive obligation: - prayer vow.
Detailed definition
εὐχή, -ῆς, ἡ
(εὔχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for נָדַר;]
1. a prayer: Jas.5:15.
2. a vow: Act.18:18 21:23.†
SYN.: see: δέησις (AS)
(εὔχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for נָדַר;]
1. a prayer: Jas.5:15.
2. a vow: Act.18:18 21:23.†
SYN.: see: δέησις (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2171 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- vow2
- prayer1
First verses
- Acts 18:18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
- Acts 21:23Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
- James 5:15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
εὐχή, ἡ,
(εὔχομαι) prayer or vow, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (compare εὖχος, εὐχωλή), ἐπὴν εὐχῇσι λίσῃ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.526, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 419, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 341, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.31, etc.; θεὸς εὔφρων εἴη.. εὐχαῖς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 4.15; εὐχὰς ἀνασχεῖν τινι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 636)]; εὐχὴν ἐπιτελέσαι, Latin vota persolvere, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86; εὐχὰς ἀποδιδόναι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.10; εὐχὴν ἀνέστησεν “SIG” 1142 (Phrygia, 1st-2nd c.AD))]; εὐχῇ χρῆσθαι, Latin votis potiri, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 688b)]; κατὰ χιλίων.. εὐχὴν ποιήσασθαι χιμάρων to make a vow of a thousand goats, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 661; ἐν θεῶν εὐχαῖσι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 239, etc.; εὐχαὶ πρὸς θεούς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 700b; εὐχὰς εὔχεσθαι τοῖς θεοῖς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.130; εὐχὰς εὔξεται ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως “Inscription Prien.” 174.18 (2nd c.BC))]; εὐχὰς ποιεῖσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.32, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 400a17; εὐχὴν ἀποθύειν 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.10)]; κατ᾽ εὐχήν, ἐξ εὐχῆς, Latin ex voto, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Epigrammata” 48, “Anthologia Graeca” 6.357 (3rd c.BC: Theaetetus Epigrammaticus))]; ἔχειν εὐχήν to be under a vow, [NT (NT.Acts.18.18.)]
2 wish or aspiration, opposed to reality, εὐχαῖς ὅμοια λέγειν to build 'castles in the air', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 499c, compare 540d; μὴ εὐ. δοκῇ εἶναι ὁ λόγος[prev. work] 450d)]; κατὰ τὴν τῶν παίδων εὐ. like a boy's wish, [Refs ([prev. author] “Sph.” 249d)]; εὐχῆς ἄξια things to be wished, but not expected, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.182)]; πολιτεία ἡ κατ᾽ εὐχὴν γινομένη the ideal state, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1295a29, compare 1288b23; ζῆν κατ᾽ εὐχήν [prev. work] 1260b29.)]
3 prayer for evil, i.e. curse, imprecation, πατρὸς κατ᾽ εὐχάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 820, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 70.)]
(εὔχομαι) prayer or vow, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (compare εὖχος, εὐχωλή), ἐπὴν εὐχῇσι λίσῃ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.526, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 419, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 341, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.31, etc.; θεὸς εὔφρων εἴη.. εὐχαῖς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 4.15; εὐχὰς ἀνασχεῖν τινι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 636)]; εὐχὴν ἐπιτελέσαι, Latin vota persolvere, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86; εὐχὰς ἀποδιδόναι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.10; εὐχὴν ἀνέστησεν “SIG” 1142 (Phrygia, 1st-2nd c.AD))]; εὐχῇ χρῆσθαι, Latin votis potiri, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 688b)]; κατὰ χιλίων.. εὐχὴν ποιήσασθαι χιμάρων to make a vow of a thousand goats, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 661; ἐν θεῶν εὐχαῖσι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 239, etc.; εὐχαὶ πρὸς θεούς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 700b; εὐχὰς εὔχεσθαι τοῖς θεοῖς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.130; εὐχὰς εὔξεται ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως “Inscription Prien.” 174.18 (2nd c.BC))]; εὐχὰς ποιεῖσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.32, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 400a17; εὐχὴν ἀποθύειν 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.10)]; κατ᾽ εὐχήν, ἐξ εὐχῆς, Latin ex voto, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Epigrammata” 48, “Anthologia Graeca” 6.357 (3rd c.BC: Theaetetus Epigrammaticus))]; ἔχειν εὐχήν to be under a vow, [NT (NT.Acts.18.18.)]
2 wish or aspiration, opposed to reality, εὐχαῖς ὅμοια λέγειν to build 'castles in the air', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 499c, compare 540d; μὴ εὐ. δοκῇ εἶναι ὁ λόγος[prev. work] 450d)]; κατὰ τὴν τῶν παίδων εὐ. like a boy's wish, [Refs ([prev. author] “Sph.” 249d)]; εὐχῆς ἄξια things to be wished, but not expected, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.182)]; πολιτεία ἡ κατ᾽ εὐχὴν γινομένη the ideal state, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1295a29, compare 1288b23; ζῆν κατ᾽ εὐχήν [prev. work] 1260b29.)]
3 prayer for evil, i.e. curse, imprecation, πατρὸς κατ᾽ εὐχάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 820, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 70.)]