δέησις deēsis

Greek word for “petition” · Strong’s G1162 · used 18 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

δέησις, -εως, ἡ; (δέομαι);

How it is translated

Glosses given for deēsis in context, with how often each is used:

• supplication 8
• prayer 4
• prayers 4
• entreaties 1
• supplications 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Philippians 1 (2), Luke 1 (1), Luke 2 (1), Luke 5 (1), Romans 10 (1), 2 Corinthians 1 (1), 2 Corinthians 9 (1), Ephesians 6 (1), Philippians 4 (1), 1 Timothy 2 (1)

Forms

• δεήσει 5
• δεήσεις 3
• δεήσεσιν 2
• δέησις 2
• δεήσεως 2
• δέησιν 2
• δέησίς 1
• δεήσεσίν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with deēsis more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 6
• προσευχή proseuchē “prayer” 4
• νύξ nux “night” 3
• εἰσακούω eisakouō “to listen to” 2
• εὐχαριστία eucharistia “thankfulness” 2
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 4
• λατρεύω latreuō “to minister” 2
• χήρα chēra “widow” 2
• σωτηρία sōtēria “salvation” 2
• πρόσωπον prosōpon “face” 2
• δίκαιος dikaios “just” 2
• μετά meta “with/after” 3

Key verses

The verses using deēsis that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 1:13 — But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
• Luke 2:37 — And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
• Romans 10:1 — Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
• 2 Corinthians 1:11 — Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
• Ephesians 6:18 — Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
• Philippians 4:6 — Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
• 1 Timothy 2:1 — I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
• 1 Timothy 5:5 — Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
• 2 Timothy 1:3 — I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
• Hebrews 5:7 — Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and…
• James 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
• 1 Peter 3:12 — For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.