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Proseuche (προσευχή) — Prayer directed to God — the comprehensive word
The general New Testament noun for prayer, and always prayer addressed to God rather than to a person. Pros ("toward") + euchē ("a vow, a wish") — prayer as the
Tephillah (תְּפִלָּה) — Prayer, intercession, supplication
The standing Hebrew word for prayer, and the title given to several Psalms. Built from the root palal, "to intervene, interpose, plead" — so tephillah is never
Proseuchomai (προσεύχομαι) — To pray, to offer prayer, to worship
The verb form of proseuchē and the most common word for praying in the New Testament. Jesus uses it in Matthew 6:6 — "when thou prayest, enter into thy closet."
Shama (שָׁמַע) — To hear, listen, give attention, answer
In Hebrew, hearing and responding are not separable — to shama is to listen in a way that acts. This is the covenant word for what God does with prayer: "verily
Siach (שִׂיחַ) — To meditate, muse, commune, pour out a complaint
Unhurried, conversational prayer. Isaac "went out to meditate in the field at the eventide" (Genesis 24:63) — siach. The same word covers musing on God's works
Atsum (עָצוּם) — Mighty, vast, numerous, too strong to be withstood
A word for overwhelming force — used of mighty nations and vast numbers. It describes the prevailing quality of a prayer life that has stopped being tentative.
Eucharistia (εὐχαριστία) — Thanksgiving, gratitude offered to God
Eu ("well") + charis ("grace") — thanksgiving is literally "grace spoken well of." Paul makes it the hinge of the anti-anxiety promise: prayer and supplication
Palal (פָּלַל) — To intervene, interpose, mediate, plead, pray
The verb behind tephillah, normally appearing in the reflexive hitpael stem — literally "to place oneself in the gap." Abraham is called a prophet who would pal
Deesis (δέησις) — Supplication, entreaty — a specific petition born of need
Where proseuchē is the general word, deēsis is the sharp one: it comes from deomai, "to want, to lack." A deēsis is what a real need presses out of a person. Za
Enteuxis (ἔντευξις) — Intercession — a petition made on behalf of another
From entynchanō, "to meet with, to approach on behalf of." An enteuxis was the word for a petition presented to a king. Paul names it first among the kinds of p
Artos (ἄρτος) — Bread — physical sustenance and spiritual nourishment
Jesus uses artos to reveal Himself: "I am the artos of life" (John 6:35). At the Last Supper He broke artos and declared it His body. The daily prayer for artos
Techinnah (תְּחִנָּה) — Supplication, entreaty for favour
From chanan, "to be gracious, to stoop in favour" — techinnah is the empty-handed cry that appeals to grace rather than merit. Solomon uses it repeatedly in his
Tsadaq (צָדַק) — To be just, to be righteous, to be declared right
A courtroom word. Tsadaq is the verdict of righteousness rendered in someone's favour — Abraham believed God, "and he counted it to him for righteousness" (Gene
Alah (עָלָה) — To go up, ascend, climb, offer up
The verb for going up to Jerusalem, for smoke rising from an altar, and for an offering lifted to God — the burnt offering is called an olah, "that which ascend
Paga (פָּגַע) — To meet, encounter, reach, press upon, intercede
A word of contact. It describes reaching a border, meeting a person, or pressing upon someone with a request. Isaiah uses it of the Suffering Servant who "made
Shachah (שָׁחָה) — To bow down, to prostrate, to worship
The primary Hebrew word for worship is a physical act — bowing down, prostrating oneself before a greater authority. True shachah is the body expressing what th
Proskuneo (προσκυνέω) — To worship, to bow down, to kiss toward
Literally "to kiss toward" — the gesture of submission before a superior. Proskuneo is the main NT word for worship. "God is spirit, and those who proskuneo Him
Darash (דָּרַשׁ) — To seek, enquire, search out, resort to
Sustained, earnest seeking that expects an answer — the word used for consulting God rather than glancing toward Him. "Seek ye the LORD while he may be found" (
Av (אָב) — Father, source, originator, head of a household
The first entry in Strong's Hebrew dictionary, and the first word Jesus taught us to pray. Av names not only a parent but an origin — the one from whom a family
HaMashiach (הַמָּשִׁיחַ) — The Anointed One, the Messiah
Mashiach (H4899) with the definite article ha — "the Anointed One," rendered Christos in Greek. Prophet, Priest and King in one Person: He speaks God's word, op