I. thing prayed for, object of prayer, εὖχος δοῦναι, ὀρέξαι, πορεῖν τινι, Il.5.285, 22.130, Od.22.7, S.Ph.1203; εὖχος ἀρέσθαι to obtain it, Il.7.203; “ἑλεῖν” Tyrt.12.36, Pi.P.5.21; Τεῦκρον . . εὖχος ἀπηύρα took it away from him, Il.15.462.
II. boast, vaunt, “μέλεον δέ οἱ εὖχος ἔδωκας” 21.473; “εὖχος ἔργῳ καθελών” Pi.O.10(11).63, al.; of persons, “Ἀνάκρεον, εὖ. Ἰώνων” AP7.27 (Antip. Sid.).
III. later, vow, votive offering, Pl.Epigr. 5.3.