4335

4335 προσευχή proseuche [pros-yoo-khay’] from 4336 proseuchomai a verb; n f; TDNT-2:807,279; [{See TDNT 277 }] AV-prayer 36, pray earnestly + 4336 1; 37

1) prayer addressed to God

2) a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer

2a) a synagogue

2b) a place in the open air where the Jews were wont to pray, outside the cities, where they had no synagogue

2b1) such places were situated upon the bank of a stream or the shore of a sea, where there was a supply of water for washing the hands before prayer

• For Synonyms see entry 5828 & 5883