προσεύχεσθε [26 verses](2nd pl pres imperat) "Pray" is from proseuchomai, which means "to offer prayers or vows," "to worship," and "to pray for a thing. It is the combination of two Greek word, pros, meaning "towards" or "by reason of," and euchomai, meaning "to pray to God." -- The Greek word translated as "pray" means "to offer prayers of vows" either "to worship" or "ask for a thing."