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 äÄúÀôÇÌìÅÌì; to offer prayers, to pray (everywhere of prayers to the gods, or to God (cf. δέησις, at the end)): absolutely, Mat 6:5-7; Mat 6:9; Mat 14:23; Mat 26:36; Mat 26:39; Mat 26:44; Mar 1:35; Mar 6:46; Mar 11:24; Mar 13:33 (L T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause); 14:(32), 39; Luk 1:10; Luk 3:21; Luk 5:16; Luk 6:12; Luk 9:18; Luk 9:28; Luk 11:1; Luk 18:1; Luk 18:10; Luk 22:44 (L brackets WH reject the passage); Act 1:24; Act 6:6; Act 9:11; Act 9:40; Act 10:9; Act 10:30; Act 11:5; Act 12:12; Act 13:3; Act 14:23; Act 16:25; Act 20:36; Act 21:5; Act 22:17; Act 28:8; 1Co 11:4; 1Co 14:14; 1Th 5:17; 1Ti 2:8; Jas 5:13; Jas 5:18; followed by λέγων and direct discourse, containing the words of the prayer, Mat 26:39; Mat 26:42; Luk 22:41; προσεύχεσθαι with a dative indicating the manner or instrument, 1Co 11:5 (Winer’s Grammar, § 31, 7 d.); 1Co 14:14 f (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 279f (262f)); μακρά, to make long prayers, Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mar 12:40; Luk 20:47; ἐν πνεύματι (see πνεῦμα, 4 a., p. 522{a} middle), Eph 6:18; ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, Jud 1:20; προσευχή (see προσευχή, 1 at the end), Jas 5:17; προσεύχεσθαι with the accusative of a thing, Luk 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, Mat 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): Mat 6:6; 1Co 11:13 (Isa 44:17); περί with the genitive of a person, Col 1:3 (R G T WH text); 1Th 5:20; Heb 13:18; ὑπέρ with the genitive of a person, Mat 5:44; Luk 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, 1Co 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.): Mat 24:20; Mat 26:41; Mar 13:18; Mar 14:35; Mar 14:38; Luk 22:46 (but in Mat 26:41; Mar 14:38; (Luk 22:46?), ἵνα is more common regarded as giving the aim of the twofold command preceding); τοῦτο ἵνα, Php 1:9; περί τίνος ἵνα, Col 4:3; 2Th 1:11; 2Th 3:1; ὑπέρ τίνος ἵνα, Col 1:9; ὑπέρ τίνος ὅπως, Jas 5:16 L WH text Tr marginal reading; περί τίνος ὁππος, Act 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, Luk 22:40; followed by τοῦ with the infinitive, Jas 5:17.