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δέησις

A petition

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δέησις G1162

Pronunciation déēsis

What does δέησις (déēsis) mean in the Bible?

δέησις (déēsis) is a Greek word meaning "a petition". δέησις, -εως, ἡ (δέομαι), [in LXX for תְּחִנָּה, רִנָּה, תְּפִלָּה, etc.

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Meaning

a petition

Extended definition

Urgent petition emphasizing the petitioner's need; distinguished from general prayer by its expression of want.

(δέομαι), [in LXX for תְּחִנָּה, רִנָּה, תְּפִלָּה, etc. ;]

1a wanting, need (so Ps 21(22):25).

2an 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.

Synonymsπροσευχή, 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 limited to prayer to God. ἔντευξις, in the π., is the regular word for petition to a superior (Deiss., BS, 250; cf. the Pauline ἐντυγχάνειν, to entreat). Cf. also εὐχή. (Jas.5:15), αἴτημα, ἱκετηρία (Tr., Syn., § li; Cremer, 73, 174, 684).

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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×

Biblical Occurrences

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Biblical Witnesses

Luke 5:33-39 supplications déēsis Accusative · Plural · Feminine

Religious petitions and requests made to God through prayer and fasting

Ephesians 6:10-20 supplication déēsis Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Urgent petitions to God combined with prayer, vigilance, and intercession

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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.

Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

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

Sources

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

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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