Strong G7384ἐπεύχομαι
to invoke
- Transliteration
- epeuchomai
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
1. Dep.
2. to pray or make a vow to a deity, with dative, (Homer), etc.:—;with infinitive to pray to one that.. , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.:—;with accusative rei, to pray for , (Aeschulus Tragicus): also, with accusative cognate, ἐπ. λιτάς (Sophocles Tragicus)
3. to imprecate a curse upon , τί τινι (Aeschulus Tragicus); with infinitive, ἐπεύχομαι [ αὐτῷ] παθεῖν (Sophocles Tragicus): absolute to utter imprecations , (Sophocles Tragicus)
4. to glory over , τινι (Iliad by Homer)
5. to boast that , with infinitive, (Homeric Hymns), etc. (ML)
2. to pray or make a vow to a deity, with dative, (Homer), etc.:—;with infinitive to pray to one that.. , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.:—;with accusative rei, to pray for , (Aeschulus Tragicus): also, with accusative cognate, ἐπ. λιτάς (Sophocles Tragicus)
3. to imprecate a curse upon , τί τινι (Aeschulus Tragicus); with infinitive, ἐπεύχομαι [ αὐτῷ] παθεῖν (Sophocles Tragicus): absolute to utter imprecations , (Sophocles Tragicus)
4. to glory over , τινι (Iliad by Homer)
5. to boast that , with infinitive, (Homeric Hymns), etc. (ML)