G1162Noun, feminine18 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Luke 1:13δέησίς
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Romans 10:1δέησις
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
- 2 Corinthians 9:14δεήσει
And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
- Ephesians 6:18δεήσεως
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- Philippians 1:4δεήσει
In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
- 1 Timothy 2:1δεήσεις
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
Abbott-Smith
(δέομαι), [in LXX for תְּחִנָּה, רִנָּה, תְּפִלָּה, etc. ;]
SYN.: προσευχή, used of prayer in general, while δ. gives prominence to the sense of need; on the other hand, δ. is used as well of requests from man to man, while π. is limited to prayer to God. ἔντευξις, in the π., is the regular word for petition to a superior (Deiss., BS, 250; cf. the Pauline ἐντυγχάνειν, to entreat). Cf. also εὐχή. (Jas.5:15), αἴτημα, ἱκετηρία (Tr., Syn., § li; Cremer, 73, 174, 684).
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.