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δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς

A petition · prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)

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δέησις G1162 a petition
Pronunciation déēsis
Urgent petition emphasizing the petitioner's need; distinguished from general prayer by its expression of want.
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προσευχή G4335 prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
Pronunciation proseuchḗ
Prayer directed to God as an act of worship, distinct from petition or supplication.
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What does δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς (deēsesin kai tais proseuchais) mean in the Bible?

δέησις · προσευχή is a Greek word meaning "supplications and prayers".

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Meaning

supplications and prayers
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:13 · Rom 10:1 · Jas 5:16 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Eph 6:18 · Phil 1:19 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 1:11 · 2 Cor 9:14 · Eph 6:18 · Phil 1:4 · Phil 4:6 5×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Luke 2:37 · 1 Tim 5:5 · 2 Tim 1:3 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 5:33 · 1 Tim 2:1 · Heb 5:7 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Phil 1:4 · 1 Pet 3:12 2×
18 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 1 — The Risen Christ Commissions His Waiting Witnesses Acts 12 — The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 2 — The Spirit Comes and Christ Is Proclaimed Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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