προσεύχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρός (prós, to) + εὔχομαι (eúkhomai, to pray, vow)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

προσεύχομαι (proseúkhomai)

  1. to pray, vow
    1. (with accusative)
    2. (absolute) to offer prayers, worship
  2. to pray for a thing

Inflection

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Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek προσεύχομαι. Morphologically, προσ- (towards) + εύχομαι (wish).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈsef.xo.me/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧σεύ‧χο‧μαι
  • Old Hyphenation: προσ‧εύ‧χο‧μαι

Verb

προσεύχομαι (proséfchomai) deponent (simple past προσευχήθηκα)

  1. to pray

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • προσευχόμενος (prosefchómenos, present participle)
  • προσευχή f (prosefchí, prayer)
  • προσευχητάριο n (prosefchitário), προσευχητάρι n (prosefchitári, book with prayers) (ecclesiastic)
  • and see: εύχομαι (éfchomai, I wish), ευχή f (efchí, the wish)
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