Open Bible Data Home  About  News  OET Key

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Intro ← Index → ©

εὐχή

MainId: 002184000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G2171

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It is possible that εὔχομαι[a] and προσεύχομαι differ somewhat in the extent to which focus is upon the person to whom the prayer is addressed, but this cannot be determined from NT usage.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002184001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: εὐχή

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ῆς

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'εὔχομα', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002184001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 33.178

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Pray

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-07-14 10:01:07

         DefinitionShort: the act of speaking to or making requests of God{N:001}

         Glosses: prayer

         Comments: In some languages there are a number of different terms used for prayer depending upon the nature of the content, for example, requests for material blessing, pleas for spiritual help, intercession for others, thanksgiving, and praise. There may also be important distinctions on the basis of urgency and need. The most generic expression for prayer may simply be ‘to speak to God.’ It is normally best to avoid an expression which means primarily ‘to recite.’

      LEXReferences: YAC 5:15

   2. LEXID: 002184001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 33.469

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Swear, Put Under Oath, Vow

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-07-14 10:01:07

         DefinitionShort: a promise to God that one will do something, with the implication that failure to act accordingly will result in divine sanctions against the person in question

         Glosses: vow

         Comments: It may, however, be necessary in some languages to be somewhat more specific in rendering ‘vow,’ so that one may need to translate this expression in {S:04402102300022} as ‘there are four men here who have promised God that they will do something.’

      LEXReferences: ACTs 18:18, ACTs 21:23