- εὐχή
- εὐχή, ῆς, ἡ (s. εὔχομαι; Hom.+; Mel., HE 4, 26, 8 ‘wish’)① speech or petition directed to God, prayer (X., Symp. 8, 15; Diod S 20, 50, 6 εὐχὰς τοῖς θεοῖς ἐποιοῦντο; Dio Chrys. 19 [36], 36; OGI 383, 233 [I B.C.]; BGU 531 I, 5 [I A.D.]; PGiss 23, 5 [II A.D.]; LXX; TestAbr A, TestJob, Test12Patr; ParJer 9:3; GrBar 4:14; Philo, Sacr. Abel. 53 and oft. [on Philo: CLarson, JBL 65, ’46, 185–203]; Jos., Bell. 7, 155, Ant. 15, 52; Just., Iren., Orig.) ἡ εὐ. τῆς πίστεως the prayer offered in faith Js 5:15; πληρῶσαι τὴν εὐ. finish a prayer MPol 15:1; also τελέσας … τὴν εὐ. GJs 9:1. μου ἡ εὐ. my prayer 1:4. ἐν εὐχῇ 24:1 (v.l. εὐχαῖς). Pl. D 15:4. νήφειν πρὸς τὰς εὐ. be watchful in prayer(s) Pol 7:2.② a solemn promise with the understanding that one is subject to penalty for failure to discharge the obligation, vow (X., Mem. 2, 2, 10; Diod S 1, 83, 2; Jos., Bell. 2, 313) Ac 18:18; 21:23 (JUbbink, NThSt 5, 1922, 137–39). θυσίαι εὐχῶν votive offerings (cp. Lev 22:29.—Diod S 3, 55, 8 θυσίαι as the result of εὐχαί) 1 Cl 41:2. ἀποδιδόναι τῷ ὑψίστῳ τὰς εὐ. (ἀποδίδωμι 2c) 52:3 (Ps 49:14).—AWendel, D. israel.-jüd. Gelübde ’31. HSalmanowitsch, D. Nasiräat nach Bibel u. Talmud, diss. Giessen ’31; HGowen, The Hair-Offering: JSOR 11, 1927, 1–20; RAC VIII 1134–1258; IX 1–36.—DELG s.v. εὔχομαι. M-M. TW. Spicq.
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