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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.]
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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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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:2 - Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:9 - The LORD has heard my appeal for mercy; the LORD has accepted my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 - For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:6 - The LORD deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 - I jumped to conclusions and said, "I am cut off from your presence!" But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:15 - The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 - Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1 - I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1 - Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:1 - O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19 - However, God heard; he listened to my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:6 - O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:2 - Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1 - O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 - when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:44 - Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:1 - I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:169

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:169 - ת  (Tav) Listen to my cry for help, O LORD! Give me insight by your word!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:2 - O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:6 - I say to the LORD, "You are my God." O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:1 - O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2 - I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6 - Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:1 - O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:19 - He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
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