προσεύχομαι

deponent middle; imperfect προσηυχομην; future προσεύξομαι; 1 aorist προσηυξάμην; (on the augment see WHs Appendix, p. 162; cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 121); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for הִתְפַּלֵּל; to offer prayers, to pray (everywhere of prayers to the gods, or to God (cf. δέησις, at the end)): absolutely, Mt 6:5-7, Mt 6:9; Mt 14:23; Mt 26:36, Mt 26:39, Mt 26:44; Mk 1:35; Mk 6:46; Mk 11:24; Mk 13:33 (L T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause); 14:(32), 39; Lk 1:10; Lk 3:21; Lk 5:16; Lk 6:12; Lk 9:18, Lk 9:28; Lk 11:1; Lk 18:1, Lk 18:10; Lk 22:44 (L brackets WH reject the passage); Acts 1:24; Acts 6:6; Acts 9:11, Acts 9:40; Acts 10:9, Acts 10:30; Acts 11:5; Acts 12:12; Acts 13:3; Acts 14:23; Acts 16:25; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5; Acts 22:17; Acts 28:8; 1 Cor 11:4; 1 Cor 14:14; 1 Thess 5:17; 1 Tim 2:8; Jas 5:13, Jas 5:18; followed by λέγων and direct discourse, containing the words of the prayer, Mt 26:39, Mt 26:42; Lk 22:41; προσεύχεσθαι with a dative indicating the manner or instrument, 1 Cor 11:5 (Winer's Grammar, § 31, 7 d.); 1 Cor 14:14f (cf. Winer's Grammar, 279f (262f)); μακρά, to make long prayers, Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47; ἐν πνεύματι (see πνεῦμα, 4 a., p. 522{a} middle), Eph 6:18; ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, Jude 1:20; προσευχή (see προσευχή, 1 at the end), Jas 5:17; προσεύχεσθαι with the accusative of a thing, Lk 18:11; Rom 8:26 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 41 b. 4 b.; Buttmann, § 139, 61 c.); ἐπί τινα, over one, i. e. with hands extended over him, Jas 5:14 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 408 (381) n.); namely, ἐπί τινα, Mt 19:13, as commonly in Greek writings with the dative of the person to whom the prayers are offered (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 14): Mt 6:6; 1 Cor 11:13 (Isa 44:17); περί with the genitive of a person, Col 1:3 (R G T WH text); 1 Thess 5:20; Heb 13:18; ὑπέρ with the genitive of a person, Mt 5:44; Lk 6:28 (where T WH Tr marginal reading περί (see περί, the passage cited γ. also ὑπέρ, I. 6); Col 1:3 L Tr WH marginal reading (see references as above), 9); προσεύχεσθαι followed by ἵνα, with the design of, 1 Cor 14:13, cf. Meyer, in the place cited (Winer's Grammar, 460 (428)); the thing prayed for is indicated by a following ἵνα (see ἵνα, II. 2 b.): Mt 24:20; Mt 26:41; Mk 13:18; Mk 14:35, Mk 14:38; Lk 22:46 (but in Mt 26:41; Mk 14:38; (Lk 22:46?), ἵνα is more common regarded as giving the aim of the twofold command preceding); τοῦτο ἵνα, Phm 1:9; περί τίνος ἵνα, Col 4:3; 2 Thess 1:11; 2 Thess 3:1; ὑπέρ τίνος ἵνα, Col 1:9; ὑπέρ τίνος ὅπως, Jas 5:16 L WH text Tr marginal reading; περί τίνος ὁππος, Acts 8:15 (ὅπως (which see II. 2) Seems to indicate not so much the contents of the prayer as its end and aim); followed by an infinitive belonging to the subject, Lk 22:40; followed by τοῦ with the infinitive, Jas 5:17.