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Lexicon :: Strong's G1162 - deēsis

Aa
δέησις
Transliteration
deēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
deh'-ay-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

δέησις déēsis, deh'-ay-sis; from G1189; a petition:—prayer, request, supplication.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G1162 in the following manner: prayer (12x), supplication (6x), request (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G1162 in the following manner: prayer (12x), supplication (6x), request (1x).

  1. need, indigence, want, privation, penury

  2. a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God or to man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δέησις déēsis, deh'-ay-sis; from G1189; a petition:—prayer, request, supplication.
STRONGS G1162:
δέησις, -εως, ἡ, (δέομαι);
1. need, indigence (Psalm 21:25 (Ps. 22:25)); Aeschines dial. 2, 39f; [Plato, Eryx. 405 e. bis]; Aristotle, rhet. 2, 7 [ii., p. 1385a, 27]).
2. a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty (from Plato down); in the N. T. requests addressed by men to God (German Bittgebet, supplication); universally: James 5:16; 1 Peter 3:12; as often in the Sept., joined with προσευχή (i. e. any pious address to God [see below]): Acts 1:14 Rec.; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6; plural 2 Timothy 1:3; joined with προσευχαί, 1 Timothy 5:5; with νηστεῖαι, Luke 2:37; ποιεῖσθαι δέησιν, Philippians 1:4; π. δεήσεις, Luke 5:33; 1 Timothy 2:1. contextually, of prayers imploring God's aid in some particular matter: Luke 1:13; Philippians 1:19; plural Hebrews 5:7; supplication for others: [2 Corinthians 1:11]; περί τινος, Ephesians 6:18; ὑπέρ τινος, 2 Corinthians 9:14; Philippians 1:4; with the addition πρὸς τὸν θεόν, Romans 10:1.
[Synonyms: δέησις, προσευχή, ἔντευξις: πρ., as Professor Grimm remarks, is unrestricted as respects its contents, while δ. is petitionary; moreover πρ. is a word of sacred character, being limited to prayer to God, whereas δ. may also be used of a request addressed to man. In Byzantine Greek it is used of a written supplication (like our petition); cf. Sophocles Lexicon under the word. See more at length Trench § 51; also Bp. Lightfoot on Philippians 4:6; Ellicott on Ephesians 6:18; cf. Schmidt chapter 7. In 1 Timothy 2:1 to these two words is added ἔντευξις, which expresses confiding access to God; thus, in combination, δέησις gives prominence to the expression of personal need, προσευχή to the element of devotion, ἔντευξις to that of child-like confidence, by representing prayer as the heart's converse with God. See Huther's extended note at the passage; Ellicott at the passage; Trench as above.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
22:25
Luke
1:13; 2:37; 5:33
Acts
1:14
Romans
10:1
2 Corinthians
1:11; 9:14
Ephesians
6:18; 6:18; 6:18
Philippians
1:4; 1:4; 1:19; 4:6; 4:6
1 Timothy
2:1; 2:1; 5:5
2 Timothy
1:3
Hebrews
5:7
James
5:16
1 Peter
3:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1162 matches the Greek δέησις (deēsis),
which occurs 27 times in 27 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Pay attention to the sound of my cry,

my King and my God,

for I pray to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:9

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The LORD has heard my plea for help;

the LORD accepts my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1

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LORD, hear a just cause;

pay attention to my cry;

listen to my prayer —

from lips free of deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24

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For he has not despised or abhorred

the torment of the oppressed.

He did not hide his face from him

but listened when he cried to him for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2

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Listen to the sound of my pleading

when I cry to you for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward your holy sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:6

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Blessed be the LORD,

for he has heard the sound of my pleading.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22

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In my alarm I said,

“I am cut off from your sight.”

But you heard the sound of my pleading

when I cried to you for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:15

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The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12

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“Hear my prayer, LORD,

and listen to my cry for help;

do not be silent at my tears.

For I am here with you as an alien,

a temporary resident like all my ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1

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I waited patiently for the LORD,

and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1

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God, listen to my prayer

and do not hide from my plea for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:1

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God, hear my cry;

pay attention to my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19

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However, God has listened;

he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:6

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LORD, hear my prayer;

listen to my cries for mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:2

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May my prayer reach your presence;

listen to my cry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1

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LORD, hear my prayer;

let my cry for help come before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17

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He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute

and will not despise their prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:44

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When he heard their cry,

he took note of their distress,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:1

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I love the LORD because he has heard

my appeal for mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:169

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Let my cry reach you, LORD;

give me understanding according to your word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:2

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Lord, listen to my voice;

let your ears be attentive

to my cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:6

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I say to the LORD, “You are my God.”

Listen, LORD, to my cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:1

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LORD, I call on you; hurry to help me.

Listen to my voice when I call on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2

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I pour out my complaint before him;

I reveal my trouble to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6

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Listen to my cry,

for I am very weak.

Rescue me from those who pursue me,

for they are too strong for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:1

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LORD, hear my prayer.

In your faithfulness listen to my plea,

and in your righteousness answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:19

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He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;

he hears their cry for help and saves them.

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