Word study · Greek
euchē
vow, prayer
Say it: yoo-KHAY (approximate)
εὐχή
What it means
A vow or a prayer. It is used of Paul's vow at Cenchreae (18:18) and of the four men with a vow in Jerusalem (21:23). The vow was probably a Nazirite vow, for which one shaved the head and presented an offering (Numbers 6).
Range of meaning
- VowA promise to God.
- PrayerA request to God.
In Acts
- Chapter 21
"Four men who have a vow on them" (21:23).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G2171 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources