Strong’s G2172 · Greek
εὔχομαι
eúchomai · yoo'-khom-ahee
Origin middle voice of a primary verb;
Meaning to wish; by implication, to pray to God
In the King James Version pray, will, wish.
In 7 verses of the King James Version
- Acts 26:29And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
- Acts 27:29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
- Romans 9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
- 2 Corinthians 13:7Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
- 2 Corinthians 13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
- James 5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
- 3 John 1:2Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.