Greek · Strong's G1162 · Noun (feminine)
δέησις
deēsis
petition
19times used
17verses
11books
How it's translated
- prayers4
- supplication4
- prayer3
- by supplication2
- in supplication1
- entreaties1
- in supplications1
- the prayer1
Definition
δέησις, -εως, ἡ
(δέομαι), [in LXX for תְּחִנָּה, רִנָּה, תְּפִלָּה, etc. ;]
1. a wanting, need (so Ps 21(22):25).
2. an asking, entreaty, supplication; in NT always addressed to God: Luk.1:13, 2Co.1:11, Php.1:19, 2Ti.1:3, Jas.5:16, 1Pe.3:12" (LXX) ; with νηστεῖαι, Luk.2:37; προσυνχή, -αί, Eph.6:18, Php.4:6, 1Ti.2:1 5:5; ἱκετηρίαι, Heb.5:7; προσκαρτέρησις, Eph.6:18; ἐντεύξεις, 1Ti.2:1; δ. ποιεῖσθαι (Deiss., BS, 250), Luk.5:33, Php.1:4 (pl.), 1Ti.2:1; before ὑπέρ, 2Co.9:14, Php.1:4; περί, Eph.6:18; πρός, Rom.10:1.†…
Where it appears
- Luke3
- Philippians3
- 2 Corinthians2
- 1 Timothy2
- Acts1
- Romans1
- Ephesians1
- 2 Timothy1
- Hebrews1
- James1
…and 1 more books.
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.