The Jesus Prayer (Greek: Η Προσευχή του Ιησού, i prosefchí tou iisoú; Syriac: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ , Slotho d-Yeshu' ) or "The Prayer" (Greek: Η Ευχή, i efchí̱ – literally "The Wish") is a short, formulaic prayer esteemed and advocated especially within Eastern Churches: (Greek) (Hebrew) (Zulu) (Spanish) (German) (Russian) (Esperanto) (Malay) (Kiswahili) (English)The prayer has been widely taught and discussed throughout the history of the Orthodox Church.