δέησις deēsis · G1162

petition

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.†; 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 …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

δέ-ησις, εως, ἡ, ; entreaty, []; 2 written petition, []; II want, need, []; κατὰ τὰς δεήσεις according to their needs, []

Where it's used 19 times

Luke 1:13 · Luke 2:37 · Luke 5:33 · Acts 1:14 · Romans 10:1 · 2 Corinthians 1:11 · 2 Corinthians 9:14 · Ephesians 6:18 · Philippians 1:4 · Philippians 1:19 · Philippians 4:6 · 1 Timothy 2:1 · 1 Timothy 5:5 · 2 Timothy 1:3 · Hebrews 5:7 · James 5:16 · 1 Peter 3:12 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G1162; TFLSJ G1162

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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