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Lexicon :: Strong's G1162 - deēsis

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δέησις
Transliteration
deēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
deh'-ay-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

δέησις déēsis, deh'-ay-sis; from G1189; a petition:—prayer, request, supplication.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G1162 in the following manner: prayer (12x), supplication (6x), request (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G1162 in the following manner: prayer (12x), supplication (6x), request (1x).

  1. need, indigence, want, privation, penury

  2. a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God or to man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δέησις déēsis, deh'-ay-sis; from G1189; a petition:—prayer, request, supplication.
STRONGS G1162:
δέησις, -εως, ἡ, (δέομαι);
1. need, indigence (Psalm 21:25 (Ps. 22:25)); Aeschines dial. 2, 39f; [Plato, Eryx. 405 e. bis]; Aristotle, rhet. 2, 7 [ii., p. 1385a, 27]).
2. a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty (from Plato down); in the N. T. requests addressed by men to God (German Bittgebet, supplication); universally: James 5:16; 1 Peter 3:12; as often in the Sept., joined with προσευχή (i. e. any pious address to God [see below]): Acts 1:14 Rec.; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6; plural 2 Timothy 1:3; joined with προσευχαί, 1 Timothy 5:5; with νηστεῖαι, Luke 2:37; ποιεῖσθαι δέησιν, Philippians 1:4; π. δεήσεις, Luke 5:33; 1 Timothy 2:1. contextually, of prayers imploring God's aid in some particular matter: Luke 1:13; Philippians 1:19; plural Hebrews 5:7; supplication for others: [2 Corinthians 1:11]; περί τινος, Ephesians 6:18; ὑπέρ τινος, 2 Corinthians 9:14; Philippians 1:4; with the addition πρὸς τὸν θεόν, Romans 10:1.
[Synonyms: δέησις, προσευχή, ἔντευξις: πρ., as Professor Grimm remarks, is unrestricted as respects its contents, while δ. is petitionary; moreover πρ. is a word of sacred character, being limited to prayer to God, whereas δ. may also be used of a request addressed to man. In Byzantine Greek it is used of a written supplication (like our petition); cf. Sophocles Lexicon under the word. See more at length Trench § 51; also Bp. Lightfoot on Philippians 4:6; Ellicott on Ephesians 6:18; cf. Schmidt chapter 7. In 1 Timothy 2:1 to these two words is added ἔντευξις, which expresses confiding access to God; thus, in combination, δέησις gives prominence to the expression of personal need, προσευχή to the element of devotion, ἔντευξις to that of child-like confidence, by representing prayer as the heart's converse with God. See Huther's extended note at the passage; Ellicott at the passage; Trench as above.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
22:25
Luke
1:13; 2:37; 5:33
Acts
1:14
Romans
10:1
2 Corinthians
1:11; 9:14
Ephesians
6:18; 6:18; 6:18
Philippians
1:4; 1:4; 1:19; 4:6; 4:6
1 Timothy
2:1; 2:1; 5:5
2 Timothy
1:3
Hebrews
5:7
James
5:16
1 Peter
3:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1162 matches the Greek δέησις (deēsis),
which occurs 19 times in 17 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:13 - But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer G1162 has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will [fn]bear you a son, and you will call his name [fn]John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers G1162.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:33 -

And they said to Him, “The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers G1162, the disciples of the Pharisees also do likewise, but Yours eat and drink.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14 - These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:1 -

Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer G1162 to God for them is for their salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:11 - you also joining in helping us through your prayers G1162 on our behalf, so that thanks may be given on our behalf by many persons for the gracious gift bestowed on us through the prayers of many.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:14 - while they also, by prayer G1162 on your behalf, long for you because of the surpassing grace of God on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:18 -

praying at all times [fn]with all prayer and petition G1162 in the Spirit, and to this end, being on the alert with all perseverance and petition G1162 for all the saints,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:4 - always offering prayer G1162 with joy in my every prayer G1162 for you all,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:19 - for I know that THIS WILL TURN OUT FOR MY SALVATION through your [fn]prayers G1162 and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6 - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition G1162 with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:1 -

First of all, then, I exhort that petitions G1162 and prayers, requests and thanksgivings, be made for all men,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in petitions G1162 and prayers night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3 -

I am grateful to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience [fn]the way my forefathers did, as I unceasingly remember you in my [fn]prayers G1162 night and day,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:7 -

He, [fn]in the days of His flesh, [fn]offered up both prayers G1162 and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him [fn]from death, and He [fn]was heard because of His reverence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:16 - Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective [fn]prayer G1162 of a righteous man can accomplish much.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12 -

“FOR THE EYES OF THE [fn]LORD ARE TOWARD THE RIGHTEOUS,

AND HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER G1162,

BUT THE FACE OF THE [fn]LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL.”

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