1. prayer, act of praying — The act or practice of prayer as communication with God, encompassing both the activity itself and specific prayers offered. This is the dominant sense throughout the New Testament, appearing in the Gospels, Acts, and Epistles. It covers prayer in general ('devoted to prayer,' Acts 1:14; Rom 12:12), specific prayers offered to God (Acts 10:31, 'your prayer has been heard'), and prayer as a spiritual discipline (1 Cor 7:5, James 5:17). The plural form simply denotes multiple instances of this same activity rather than a different sense. The genitive construction 'house of prayer' (Matt 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46) uses the word in the same core meaning, designating the temple by its intended purpose. 37×
AR["-الصَّلَوَاتِ","الصَّلاةِ","الصَّلَاةِ","الصَّلَواتِ","صَلاةٌ","صَلاةٍ","صَلاةِ","صَلَاةٌ","صَلَاتُكَ","صَلَواتي"]·ben["প্রার্থনা","প্রার্থনা-এর","প্রার্থনা-স্থান","প্রার্থনা-স্থানে","প্রার্থনাগুলিতে","প্রার্থনাগুলির","প্রার্থনায়","প্রার্থনায়,","প্রার্থনার","প্রার্থনাসমূহে"]·DE["Gebet","Gebete"]·EN["prayer","prayers"]·FR["prière"]·heb["תְּפִלָּה","תְּפִלּוֹת"]·HI["और","प्रअरथन","प्ररथन","प्ररथनओन","प्रार्थना","प्रार्थना-स्थल","प्रार्थनाओं","प्रार्थनाओं-में"]·ID["doa","doa,","doa-doa","doa-doaku","doamu","itu","tempat-doa"]·IT["preghiera"]·jav["ndedonga,","pandonga","pandonga,","pandonga-pandonga"]·KO["기도","기도-가","기도-에","기도-와","기도-의","기도가","기도들","기도들-안에서","기도들에","기도에","기도에서","기도와","기도하는-곳으로","기도하는-곳이"]·PT["lugar-de-oração","lugar-de-oração,","oração","oração,","orações"]·RU["-Богу","Молитве","молитва","молитвах","молитве","молитве,","молитвенному-месту","молитвой","молитву","молитвы","молитвы,"]·ES["oraciones","oración"]·SW["maombi","maombi,","mkiamini","sala"]·TR["-o","Duada","dua","dua-yeri","dua-yerine","duada","duadan","dualarda","dualarin","dualarımın","dualarınızda","duan","duanin","duanın","duaya","duayla"]·urd["دعا","دعا-میں","دعا-گاہ","دعاؤں","دُعا","دُعاؤں"]
Matt 17:21, Matt 21:13, Matt 21:22, Mark 9:29, Mark 11:17, Luke 6:12, Luke 19:46, Luke 22:45, Acts 1:14, Acts 2:42, Acts 3:1, Acts 6:4 (+25 more)
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
προσευχή, ἡ, prayer, οἶκος προσευχῆς, of the Temple, LXX+3rd c.AD+ __II place of prayer, sanctuary, chapel, Refs; especially among the Jews. synagogue, NT+3rd c.BC+