What does εὐχή · πίστις mean in the Bible?
εὐχή · πίστις is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation".
Greek · G2171, G4102
εὐχή
Properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation · faith
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εὐχή G2171 properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation
Pronunciation euchḗ
Prayer rooted in personal commitment or vow; petition expressing binding obligation to God, not mere request.
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πίστις G4102 faith
Pronunciation pístis
Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.
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What does εὐχή (euchḗ) mean in the Bible?
εὐχή · πίστις is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2171, G4102?
G2171, G4102 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation
Strong's G2171, G4102
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Word forms 2 forms 3 references Study link James 5:13–18 Source Gloss
properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation
Extended definition
:--prayer, vow.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (3)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 5:15 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 18:18 · Acts 21:23 2×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
prayer of faith
Additional Occurrences
prayer of faith
Word Origins
εὐχή is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes prayer aligned with trust in God's will. James 5:13–18
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain