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A vow/prayer

εὐχήStrong’s G2171

euchē

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Euchē is the Greek word usually translated “vow” and “prayer”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.”
Acts 18:18 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “vow” and “prayer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • a vow 2
  • prayer 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2
  • James 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

εὐχή euchē · a vow/prayer

εὐχή, -ῆς, ἡ (εὔχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for נָדַר ;] 1. a prayer: Jas.5:15. 2. a vow: Act.18:18 21:23.† SYN.: see: δέησις (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “vow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

VOW, noun

  1. A solemn promisemade to God, or by a pagan to his deity.
  2. A solemn promise; as the vows of unchangeable love and fidelity.
All definitions and other forms of “vow”

    VOW, verb transitive

    1. To give, consecrate or dedicate to God by a solemn promise. Genesis 28:20“When thou vowest a vow defer not to pay it” Ecclesiastes 5:4
    2. To devote.

    VOW, verb intransitive

    To make vows or solemn promises. He that vows, must be careful to perform.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.