εὔχομαιeúchomai

Meanings

Same root

• προσεύχομαιproseúchomai · G4336to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship
• καυχάομαιkaucháomai · G2744to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)
• εὐχήeuchḗ · G2171properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• Acts 26:29 Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.”
• Acts 27:29 At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight.
• Romans 9:3 for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them.
• 2 Corinthians 13:7 We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won’t need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come—even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority.
• 2 Corinthians 13:9 We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.
• James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.