- Pray
- v. trans.Entreat: P. and V. αἰτεῖν, παραιτεῖσθαι, ἱκετεύειν, δεῖσθαι (gen.), λιπαρεῖν, Ar. and P. ἀντιβολεῖν, V. λίσσεσθαι, ἀντιάζειν, προσπίτνειν, προστρέπειν, προστρέπεσθαι, ἐξικετεύειν, Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι, ἄντεσθαι.Offer prayer (to gods): P. and V. εὔχεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc. or absol.), ἐπεύχεσθαι (dat.), προσεύχεσθαι (dat. or absol. V. also acc.), V. ἐξεύχεσθαι (absol.), κατεύχεσθαι (dat. or absol.), Ar. and V. ἀρᾶσθαι (dat. or absol.).Pray with (another): P. and V. συνεύχεσθαι (dat. or absol.), P. συνεπεύχεσθαι (absol.).Pray for: P. and V. εὔχεσθαι (acc.); see ask for.They will pray for many blessings on their head: P. πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ αὐτοῖς εὔξονται (Plat., Phaedr. 233E).We shall be doing exactly what Philip would pray for: P. ἃ ἂν εὔξαιτο Φίλιππος ποιήσομεν (Dem. 286).Pray that you may not see one who has deceived and cheated you: P. ἐξηπατηκότα ... καὶ παρακεκρουμένον ἀπευχεσθε ... ἰδεῖν (Dem. 71).——————interj.To give emphasis: P. and V δή.Pray do not: P. and V. μὴ δῆτα (Dem. 574 and 575; Eur., Med. 336, also Ar.).I pray (parenthetically): V. λίσσομαι, Ar. and V. ἱκετεύω.Give your attention to this I pray: P. τούτῳ πάνυ μοι προσέχετε τὸν νοῦν (Dem.).
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.
