προσεύχομαι

proseuchomai

offer prayers

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Critias 2
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106a4
106b6
Euthydemus 2
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288c4
288c6
Republic 2
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Book I 2
Chapter ?

327a2
327b1
Alcibiades II 1
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138a1
Symposium 1
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Chapter ?

220d4

Dictionary (LSJ)

προσεύχομαι, fut. -ξομαι A. Ag. 317:—A. offer prayers or vows, θεοῖς A. l.c., cf. E. Hipp. 116, al., etc.; τῷ ἡλίῳ Pl. Smp. 220d; θεῷ π. σωτηρίαν ἡμῖν διδόναι Id. Criti. 106a, cf. X. Cyr. 2.1.1. 2. c. acc., π. τὸν θεόν address him in prayer, Ar. Pl. 958, cf. E. Tr. 887. 3. abs., offer prayers, worship, Hdt. 1.48, A. Pr. 937, S. Ant. 1337, etc.; π. γλώσσῃ, πνεύματι, νοΐ, 1 Ep.Cor. 14.14,15. II. c. acc. rei, pray for a thing, νίκην πολέμου X. HG 3.2.22: c.inf., ἕλκειν τὸ βέδυ π. Philyll. 20; ζῆσαι προσεύχου pray for life, Epigr.Gr. 1040.11 (Adada): folld. by τοῦ c. inf., Ep.Jac. 5.17; π. ἵνα . ., περί τινων ὅπως, Ev.Matt. 24.20, Act.Ap. 8.15.

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