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proseuchomai G4336

προσεύχομαι (proseuchomai) means “to pray” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

προσεύχομαι Greek · G4336 85 tagged occurrences in 80 verses

Pronunciation guide: pros-yoo'-khom-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4336

προσεύχομαι · proseuchomai · to pray

προσ-εύχομαι [in LXX chiefly for פָּלַל hith. ;] to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mat.6:5-7, 9 14:23 19:13 26:36, 39 26:41, 44, Mrk.1:35 6:46 11:24-25 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.) Mrk.14:32, 38-39 Luk.1:10 3:21 5:16 6:12 9:18, 28-29 11:1-2 18:1, 10 22:44 (WH, E, mg., om.), Act.1:24 6:6 9:11 10:9, 30 11:5 12:12 13:3 14:23 16:25 20:36 21:5 22:17 28:8, 1Co.11:4-5 14:14, 1Th.5:17, 1Ti.2:8, Jas.5:13, 18; before λέγων, Mat.26:39, 42, Luk.22:41; with dative instr., 1Co.11:5 14:14-15; μακρά, Mat.23:14 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47; ἐν πνεύματι (ἁγίῳ), Eph.6:18, Ju 20; προσευχῇ π. (a Hebraism, see: προσευχή), Jas.5:17; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.18:11, Rom.8:26; before ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), Jas.5:14; with dative of person(s), Mat.6:6, 1Co.11:13; before περί, with genitive, Act.8:15, Col.1:3 4:3, 1Th.5:25, 2Th.1:11 3:1, Heb.13:18; ὑπέρ, Mat.5:44 Luk.6:28, Col.1:9, Jas.5:16; before ἵνα, Mat.24:20, Mrk.13:18 14:35, Luk.22:46, 1Co.14:13; τοῦτο ἵνα, Php.1:9; with inf., Luk.22:46; before τοῦ, with inf. (Bl., § 71, 3), Jas.5:17.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I pray, pray for, offer prayer.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G4336

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
to pray 15
pray 13
and prayed 8
praying 8
you pray 4
and pray 3
prayed 3
he prayed 2
i pray 2
should pray 2
they prayed 2
was praying 2
were praying 2
who prays 2
after praying 1
and praying 1
as he was praying 1
he should pray 1
i will also pray 1
i will pray 1
in prayer 1
make lengthy prayers 1
my prayer 1
pray for them 1
prays 1
to pray with us 1
vvv 1
we always pray 1
when we pray 1
when you pray 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
pray 15
praying 11
to pray 10
and prayed 9
prayed 9
he prayed 3
make 3
and pray 2
i pray 2
i will pray 2
pray ye 2
prayers 2
thou prayest 2
when ye pray 2
and had prayed 1
he prayeth 1
i prayed 1
i shall pray 1
let him pray 1
let them pray 1
pray that 1
prayer 1
prayeth 1
that 1
that prayeth 1
they prayed 1
we pray 1
we should pray for 1
when they had prayed 1
ye pray 1

Verses containing G4336

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  1. Matthew 5:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

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  2. Matthew 6:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

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  3. Matthew 6:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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  4. Matthew 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

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  5. Matthew 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

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  6. Matthew 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,

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  7. Matthew 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

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  8. Matthew 24:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

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  9. Matthew 26:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

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  10. Matthew 26:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

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  11. Matthew 26:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

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  12. Matthew 26:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

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  13. Matthew 26:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.

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  14. Mark 1:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.

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  15. Mark 6:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

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  16. Mark 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

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  17. Mark 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

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  18. Mark 12:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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  19. Mark 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pray that this will not occur in the winter.

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  20. Mark 14:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

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  21. Mark 14:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.

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  22. Mark 14:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

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  23. Mark 14:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

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  24. Luke 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.

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  25. Luke 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

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  26. Luke 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

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  27. Luke 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

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  28. Luke 6:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

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  29. Luke 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

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  30. Luke 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

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  31. Luke 9:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

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  32. Luke 11:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

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  33. Luke 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

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  34. Luke 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

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  35. Luke 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

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  36. Luke 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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  37. Luke 20:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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  38. Luke 22:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”

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  39. Luke 22:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,

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  40. Luke 22:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

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  41. Luke 22:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”

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  42. Acts 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

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  43. Acts 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

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  44. Acts 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

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  45. Acts 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

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  46. Acts 9:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

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  47. Acts 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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  48. Acts 10:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me

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  49. Acts 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

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  50. Acts 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

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