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εύχομαι
to wish /ˈefxome/
verbA2#699 most common
Also: to pray, to hope, to wish someone something
Example sentences
Σου εύχομαι καλή τύχη.
I wish you good luck.
Εύχομαι να περάσεις καλά στις διακοπές.
I hope you have a good time on holiday.
Σας εύχομαι χρόνια πολλά για τα γενέθλιά σας.
I wish you many happy returns for your birthday.
Εύχομαι ολόψυχα να πετύχεις στις εξετάσεις σου.
I sincerely hope that you succeed in your exams.
Της ευχήθηκα καλή σταδιοδρομία πριν φύγει για το εξωτερικό.
I wished her a good career before she left for abroad.
Εύχομαι να μην είχα πει ποτέ εκείνα τα σκληρά λόγια.
I wish I had never said those harsh words.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | εύχομαι | ευχήθηκα | θα ευχηθώ |
| 2sg | εύχεσαι | ευχήθηκες | θα ευχηθείς |
| 3sg | εύχεται | ευχήθηκε | θα ευχηθεί |
| 1pl | ευχόμαστε | ευχηθήκαμε | θα ευχηθούμε |
| 2pl | εύχεστε | ευχηθήκατε | θα ευχηθείτε |
| 3pl | εύχονται | ευχήθηκαν | θα ευχηθούν |
Word family
ευχήwish, prayer, blessing
προσεύχομαιto pray
ευχολόγιοprayer book, euchologion
ευχητικόςexpressing a wish, optative
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eúkhomai) 'to pray, vow, boast', a deponent verb of the religious-legal sphere of solemn declaration. It descends from a Proto-Indo-European root denoting solemn speech, vowing or boasting, and originally implied a formal, public utterance to the gods. Modern Greek has softened the sense to everyday well-wishing and hoping.
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