- ἐπεύχομαι
- to invoke
- 1. Dep.
2. to pray or make a vow to a deity, c. dat., [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC], etc.:—;c. inf. to pray to one that . . , [8th/7th c.BC], etc. :—;c. acc. rei, to pray for , [6th/5th c.BC]: also, c. acc. cogn., ἐπ. λιτάς [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. to imprecate a curse upon , τί τινι [6th/5th c.BC]; c. inf., ἐπεύχομαι [ αὐτῷ] παθεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC]: absol. to utter imprecations , [Refs 5th c.BC]
4. to glory over , τινι [8th/7th c.BC]
5. to boast that , c. inf., [7th/6th c.BC, 6th/5th c.BC], etc. (ML)