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1162 – δέησις (deesis)

prayer


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Category:  Religious terms  Prayer
Greek: δέησις (deesis)
Pronunciation: deh-ay-sis    Listen
Gematria: 233(4 + 5 + 8 + 200 + 10 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G1189
Usage: 18 times in NA, 19 times in TR     

Description

  1. Need, indigence, want, privation, penury.
  2. A seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God or to man.


Synonyms

δέησιςdeesis♀G1162
(18 ggr)		prayer
ἔντευξιςenteuxis♀G1783
(2 ggr)		intercession
εὐχήeuche♀G2171
(3 ggr)		vow
προσευχήproseuche♀G4335
(36 ggr)		prayer
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Origin

From G1189:

δέομαιdeomaiG1189pray

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into deesis :

אֲרֶ֫שֶׁתareshetH0782request
עֱנוּתenotH6039affliction
פְּתַלְתֹּלpetaltolH6618twisted
רְוָחָהrevachahH7309relief
רִנָּהrinahH7440cry
שׁוּעַshoaH7769cry
שִׂיחַsiachH7879complaint
תְּחִנָּהtechinnahH8467supplication
תְּפִלָּהtefilahH8605prayer

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♀ accusative plural feminine
N-APF-3
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-2
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
N-DPF-3
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF-5
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF-2
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF-3


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References (18 occurances in 16 verses)




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