1189 – δέομαι (deomai)

pray


Type:
Verb
Category:  Religious terms  Prayer
Greek: δέομαι (deomai)
Pronunciation: deh-om-ahee    Listen
Gematria: 130(4 + 5 + 70 + 40 + 1 + 10)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Middle voice of G1210
Usage: 19 times in NA, 18 times in TR     

Description

  1. To want, lack.
  2. To desire, long for.
  3. To ask, beg.
    1. The thing asked for.
    2. To pray, make supplications.


Synonyms

The most common word for prayer in NT is proseuchomai.
δέομαιdeomaiG1189
(19 ggr)
pray
ἐντυγχάνωentugchanoG1793
(5 ggr)
make intercession
ἐπικαλέομαιepikaleomaiG1941
(30 ggr)
call on
προσεύχομαιproseuchomaiG4336
(85 ggr)
pray
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Word root

Word with deomai as root:

δέησιςdeesisG1162prayer
προσδέομαιprosdeomaiG4326need

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

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

חָנַןchananH2603abe gracious

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
VERB Verb
aorist passive dep. imp. aorist passive deponent imperative
sing. second person singular
V-AOM-2S-1
VERB Verb
aorist passive dep. part. aorist passive deponent Participle
genitive pl. genitive plural masculine
V-AOP-GPM-1
VERB Verb
aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative
sing. first person singular
V-API-1S-2
VERB Verb
aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-API-3S-1
VERB Verb
imp. middle ind. imperfect middle indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IMI-3S-1
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. ind. present middle or passive deponent indicative
pl. first person plural
V-PNI-1P-1
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. ind. present middle or passive deponent indicative
sing. first person singular
V-PNI-1S-7
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. part. present middle or passive deponent Participle
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
V-PNP-NPM-3
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. part. present middle or passive deponent Participle
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
V-PNP-NSM-2


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Usage in NT


7
6
1
3
1
1
Total    19

References (19 occurances in 19 verses)





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