"to pray (to God)," is used with this meaning in 2—Corinthians 13:7; 2—Corinthians 13:9 , RV, "pray" (AV, "wish"); James 5:16; 3—John 1:2 , RV, "pray" (AV, wish). Even when the RV and AV translate by "I would," Acts 26:29 , or "wished for," Acts 27:29 (RV, marg., "prayed"), or "could wish," Romans 9:3 (RV, marg., "could pray"), the indication is that "prayer" is involved.
"to pray," is always used of "prayer" to God, and is the most frequent word in this respect, especially in the Synoptists and Acts, once in Romans 8:26; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 1:9; 1—Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 13:18; Jude 1:20 . For the injunction in 1—Thessalonians 5:17 , see CEASE , C.
"to ask," is translated by the verb to pray in Luke 14:18,19; 16:27; John 4:31; 14:16; 16:26; 17:9,15,20; in Acts 23:18 , RV, "asked" (AV "prayed"); in 1—John 5:16 , RV, "should make request" (AV "shall pray"). See ASK , A, No. 2.
"to desire," in 2—Corinthians 5:20; 8:4 , RV, "beseech" (AV, "pray"): see BESEECH , No. 3.
Matthew 26:53 Mark 5:17,18Acts 16:9Acts 24:4Acts 27:34BESEECH1—Thessalonians 5:232—Timothy 4:16RV.akin to A, No. 1, denotes "a prayer," James 5:15; "a vow," Acts 18:18; 21:23 . See VOW.
akin to A, No. 2, denotes (a) "prayer" (to God), the most frequent term, e.g., Matthew 21:22; Luke 6:12 , where the phrase is not to be taken literally as if it meant, "the prayer of God" (subjective genitive), but objectively, "prayer of God." In James 5:17 , "He prayed fervently," RV, is lit., "he prayed with prayer" (a Hebraistic form); in the following the word is used with No. 3: Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6; 1—Timothy 2:1; 5:5; (b) "a place of prayer," Acts 16:13,16 , a place outside the city wall, RV.
primarily "a wanting, a need" (akin to A, No. 4), then, "an asking, entreaty, supplication," in the NT is always addressed to God and always rendered "supplication" or "supplications" in the RV; in the AV "prayer," or "prayers," in Luke 1:13; 2:37; 5:33; Romans 10:1; 2—Corinthians 1:11; 9:14; Philippians 1:4 (in the 2nd part, "request"); 1:19; 2—Timothy 1:3; Hebrews 5:7; James 5:16; 1—Peter 3:12 .
is translated "prayer" in 1—Timothy 4:5; see INTERCESSION.
Hebrews 5:7SUPPLICATION.Matthew 6:6John 16:23Ephesians 1:173:14Acts 7:592—Corinthians 12:8Matthew 6:9Romans 8:34John 14:16,17John 14:13Matthew 11:26Luke 22:42Romans 8:26Ephesians 6:18Jude 1:20James 5:16Acts 19:16,201—Corinthians 14:15Colossians 4:12Acts 12:5 Luke 22:44Matthew 21:22Mark 11:24James 1:5-8Acts 17:1Acts 16:13,16
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