ἐπεύχ-ομαι,
pray or make a vow to a deity, with dative, θεοῖς, Διΐ, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.46, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.475, etc.; but in 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “OC” 1024, ἐ. θεοῖς] Refs 8th c.BC+] give thanks to them: with dative et infinitive, pray to one that.., [[ ἐπεύχετο πᾶσι θεοῖσι νοστῆσαι Ὀδυσῆα 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.423, 20.238, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ph.” 1470, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1320 (_anapaest meter_), etc.: without a _dative_, κατθανεῖν ἐπηυχόμην 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 16 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. εὐορκοῦντι εἶναι ἀγαθά Legal cited in [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.98, compare 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.111:] Refs 5th c.BC+] with accusative _of things_, pray for, [[ θανάτου μοῖραν Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Agamemnon” 1462 ] Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry): with accusative cognate, [[ ἐ. λιτάς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 484; τοιαῦτα θεοῖς Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Septem contra Thebas” 280 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: later, with accusative person, [[ ἐ. θεούς 5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 2.2 ] Refs 5th c.AD+].
__II vow, with future infinitive, [[ ἐ. θήσειν τροπαῖα Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Septem contra Thebas” 276 ] Refs 5th c.BC+].
__III imprecate upon, [[ μόρον.. Πελοπίδαις [prev\. author] “Ag.” 1600, compare 501, “Ch.” 112; ἀρὰς τοῖς ἀπειθοῦσιν Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Critias” 119e ] Refs 6th c.BC+]: with infinitive [[ ἐπεύχομαι [αὐτῷ] παθεῖν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 249 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, utter imprecations, [[ μὴ 'πεύξῃ πέρα [prev\. author] “Ph.” 1286, compare “Tr.” 809: rarely in good sense, ἐ. εὐτυχίαν τινί Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Galba” 18; ἐ. τινὶ εὐτυχεῖν Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Septem contra Thebas” 481 ] Refs 5th c.BC+].