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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 18 times in 16 verses in the MGNT 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 has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:33 - Then they said to him, "John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:1 - Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:11 - as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:14 - And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:18 - With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:4 - I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

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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 deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6 - Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:1 - First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3 - I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:7 - During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:16 - So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12 - For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord's face is against those who do evil.
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