δέομαι deomai · G1189

to pray

δέομαι ; (mid. of δέω, II, which see, as depon.) [in LXX for חנן, etc. ; ] ; to want for oneself; 1. to want, need: ; (a) absol.; (b) with genitive ; 2. to beg, request, beseech, pray; (i) in general: absol., Act.26:3, WH; with genitive of person(s), Luk.5:12; 8:28; 38 (ἐδεῖτο; T, ἐδέετο, cf. Veitch, see word δέω) 9:38, Act.8:34; 21:39, 2Co.5:20, Gal.4:12; before ἵνα, Luk.9:40; before τό, with inf., 2Co.10:2; with genitive of person(s) and of thing(s), 2Co.8:4; (ii) of prayer to God: absol., Act.4:31; before εἴ πως, Rom.1:10; ἵνα, Luk.21:36; 22:32; εἰς τό, 1Th.3:10; ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τ. κύριον, ὅπως, Act.8:24; with genitive, τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως, Mat.9:38, Luk.10:2; τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act.10:2; before εἰ …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

δέω,; B []: future δεήσω []: aorist ἐδέησα []: perfect δεδέηκα []:—middle, future δεήσομαι [], Doric dialect δεοῦμαι []; later -ηθήσομαι []: aorist ἐδεήθην []: perfect δεδέημαι []:—lack, miss, stand in need of, with genitive, ἐμεῖο δὲ δῆσε.. ἀλκτῆρα γενέσθαι []; παραδείγματος τὸ παράδειγμα αὐτὸ δεδέηκεν []; B.2 frequently in Attic dialect, πολλοῦ δέω I want much, i.e. am far from, mostly with infinitive present, πολλοῦ δ. ἀπολογεῖσθαι I am far from defending myself, []; παρὰ μικρὸν ἐδέησα …

Where it's used 22 times

Matthew 9:38 · Luke 5:12 · Luke 8:28 · Luke 8:38 · Luke 9:38 · Luke 9:40 · Luke 10:2 · Luke 21:36 · Luke 22:32 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 8:22 · Acts 8:24 · Acts 8:34 · Acts 10:2 · Acts 21:39 · Acts 26:3 · Romans 1:10 · 2 Corinthians 5:20 · 2 Corinthians 8:4 · 2 Corinthians 10:2 · Galatians 4:12 · 1 Thessalonians 3:10

Source: TBESG G1189; TFLSJ G1189

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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