Strong's Lexicon
G1189 — δέομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1189 |
|---|---|
| Word: | δέομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice of G1210 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 22 |
| Transliteration: | deomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | deh'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition |
| KJV Renderings: | beseech, pray (to), make request |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δέομαι; 3 person singular imperfect ἐδητο (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 220; Winers Grammar, 46; (Veitch, under the word δέω to need at the end)), Luk 8:38 (where Lachmann ἐδηιτο, Tr WH ἐδεῖτο; cf. Meyer at the passage; (WHs Appendix, p. 166); Buttmann, 55 (48)); 1 aorist ἐδεήθην; (from δέω to want, need; whence middle δέομαι to stand in need of, want for oneself); (from Herodotus down);
1. to want, lack: τίνος.
2. to desire, long for: τίνος.
3. to ask, beg (German bitten);
a. universally — the thing asked for being evident from the context: with the genitive of the person from whom, Gal 4:12; the thing sought being specified in direct discourse: Luk 5:12; Luk 8:28; Luk 9:38 (according to the reading ἐπίβλεψον R L); Act 8:34 (δέομαι σου, περί τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει τοῦτο; of whom, I pray thee, doth the prophet say this?); Act 21:39; 2Co 5:20; followed by the infinitive, Luk 8:38; Luk 9:38 (according to the reading ἐπιβλέψαι Tr WH); Act 26:3 (where G L T Tr WH omit σου after δέομαι); followed by ἵνα, Luk 9:40 (cf. Winers Grammar, 335 (315); (Buttmann, 258 (222))); followed by τό with an infinitive 2Co 10:2 (cf. Buttmann, 263 (226), 279 (239); Winer’s Grammar, 321, 322 (301f)); with the genitive of person and the accusative of a thing, 2Co 8:4 (G L T Tr WH; for Rec. adds δέξασθαι ἡμᾶς without warrant) (cf. Buttmann, 164 (143); Winers Grammar, 198 (186)).
b. specifically, of requests addressed to God; absolutely to pray, make supplication: Act 4:31; τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act 10:2; followed by εἰ ἄρα, Act 8:22 (Buttmann, 256 (220); Winer’s Grammar, 300 (282)); τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως etc. Mat 9:38; Luk 10:2; without the genitive Θεοῦ — followed by εἰ πῶς, Rom 1:10 (cf. Winers Grammar, and Buttmann’s Grammar, the passages cited); by ἵνα, Luk 21:36; Luk 22:32; by the relic εἰς τό, 1Th 3:10 (cf. Buttmann, 265 (228)); ὑπέρ τίνος πρός τόν κύριον, ὅπως, Act 8:24. (Synonyms: see αἰτέω and δέησις. Compare: προσδέομαι.)
STRONGS NT 1189a: δέοςδέος, δέους, τό (δείδω) (from Homer down), fear, awe: μετά εὐλαβείας καί δέους, Heb 12:28 L T Tr WH. [SYNONYMS: δέος (apprehension), φόβος (fear): Ammonius under the word δέος says δέος καί φόβος διαφέρει. δέος μέν γάρ ἐστι πολυχρόνιος κακοῦ ὑπόνοια. φόβος δέ ἡ παραυτίκα πτόησις. Plato (Laches, p. 198 b.): δέος γάρ εἶναι προσδοκίαν μέλλοντος κακοῦ. Cf. Stallbaum on Platos Protag., p. 167; Schmidt, chapter 139; and see under the word δειλία.]
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
δέομαι (beseech)
Matthew 9:38
- KJV: Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send forth labourers into his harvest
- GK: δεήθητε ουν του κυρίου του θερισμού όπως εκβάλη εργάτας εις τον θερισμόν αυτού
Luke 5:12
- KJV: And it came to pass when he was in a certain city behold a man full of leprosy who seeing Jesus fell on face and besought him saying Lord if thou wilt thou canst make me clean
- GK: και εγένετο εν τω είναι αυτόν εν μιά των πόλεων και ιδού ανήρ πλήρης λέπρας και ιδών τον Ιησούν πεσών επί πρόσωπον εδεήθη αυτού λέγων κύριε εάν θέλης δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι
Luke 8:28
- KJV: When he saw Jesus he cried out and fell down before him and with a loud voice said What have I to do with thee Jesus Son of God most high I beseech thee torment me not
- GK: ιδών δε τον Ιησούν και ανακράξας προσέπεσεν αυτώ και φωνή μεγάλη είπε τι εμοί και σοι Ιησού υιέ του θεού του υψίστου δέομαί σου μη με βασανίσης
Luke 8:38
- KJV: Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him but Jesus sent him away saying
- GK: εδέετο δε αυτού ο ανήρ αφ΄ ου εξεληλύθει τα δαιμόνια είναι συν αυτώ απέλυσε δε αυτόν ο Ιησούς λέγων
Luke 9:38
- KJV: And behold a man of the company cried out saying Master I beseech thee look upon my son for he is mine only child
- GK: και ιδού ανήρ από του όχλου ανεβόησε λέγων διδάσκαλε δέομαί σου επιβλέψαι επί τον υιόν μου ότι μονογενής εστί μοι
Luke 9:40
- KJV: And I besought thy disciples to cast him out and they could not
- GK: και εδεήθην των μαθητών σου ίνα εκβάλωσιν αυτό και ουκ ηδυνήθησαν
Luke 10:2
- KJV: Therefore said he unto them The harvest truly great but the labourers few pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth labourers into his harvest
- GK: έλεγεν ουν προς αυτούς ο μεν θερισμός πολύς οι δε εργάται ολίγοι δεήθητε ούν του κυρίου του θερισμού όπως εκβάλλη εργάτας εις τον θερισμόν αυτού
Luke 21:36
- KJV: Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of man
- GK: αγρυπνείτε ούν εν παντί καιρώ δεόμενοι ίνα καταξιωθήτε εκφυγείν πάντα τα μέλλοντα γίνεσθαι και σταθήναι έμπροσθεν του υιού του ανθρώπου
Luke 22:32
- KJV: But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not and when thou art converted strengthen thy brethren
- GK: εγώ δε εδεήθην περί σου ίνα μη εκλείπη η πίστις σου και συ ποτε επιστρέψας στήριξον τους αδελφούς σου
Acts 4:31
- KJV: And when they had prayed the place was shaken where they were assembled together and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and they spake the word of God with boldness
- GK: και δεηθέντων αυτών εσαλεύθη ο τόπος εν ω ήσαν συνηγμένοι και επλήσθησαν άπαντες πνεύματος αγίου και ελάλουν τον λόγον του θεού μετά παρρησίας
Acts 8:22
- KJV: Repent therefore of this thy wickedness and pray God if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee
- GK: μετανόησον ούν από της κακίας σου ταύτης και δεήθητι του θεού ει άρα αφεθήσεταί σοι η επίνοια της καρδίας σου
Acts 8:24
- KJV: Then answered Simon and said Pray ye to the Lord for me that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο Σίμων είπε δεήθητε υμείς υπέρ εμού προς τον κύριον όπως μηδέν επέλθη επ΄ εμέ ων ειρήκατε
Acts 8:34
- KJV: And the eunuch answered Philip and said I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet this of himself or of some other man
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο ευνούχος τω Φιλίππω είπε δέομαί σου περί τίνος ο προφήτης λέγει τούτο περί εαυτού η περί ετέρου τινός
Acts 10:2
- KJV: devout and one that feared God with all his house which gave much alms to the people and prayed to God alway
- GK: ευσεβής και φοβούμενος τον θεόν συν παντί τω οίκω αυτού ποιών τε ελεημοσύνας πολλάς τω λαώ και δεόμενος του θεού διά
Acts 21:39
- KJV: But Paul said I am a man a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia a citizen of no mean city and I beseech thee suffer me to speak unto the people
- GK: είπε δε ο Παύλος εγώ άνθρωπος μεν ειμι Ιουδαίος Ταρσεύς της Κιλικίας ουκ ασήμου πόλεως πολίτης δέομαι δε σου επίτρεψόν μοι λαλήσαι προς τον λαόν
Acts 26:3
- KJV: Especially thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews wherefore I beseech thee to hear me
- GK: μάλιστα γνώστην όντα σε πάντων των κατά Ιουδαίους εθών τε και ζητημάτων διό δέομαί σου μακροθύμως ακούσαί μου
Romans 1:10
- KJV: Making request if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you
- GK: δεόμενος ει ήδη ποτέ ευοδωθήσομαι εν τω θελήματι του θεού ελθείν προς υμάς
2 Corinthians 5:20
- KJV: Now then we are ambassadors for Christ as though God did beseech by us we pray in Christ’s stead be ye reconciled to God
- GK: υπέρ χριστού ούν πρεσβεύομεν ως θεού παρακαλούντος δι΄ ημών δεόμεθα υπέρ χριστού καταλλάγητε τω θεώ
2 Corinthians 8:4
- KJV: Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints
- GK: μετά πολλής παρακλήσεως δεόμενοι ημών την χάριν και την κοινωνίαν της διακονίας της εις τους αγίους δέξασθαι ημάς
2 Corinthians 10:2
- KJV: But I beseech that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence wherewith I think to be bold against some which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh
- GK: δέομαι δε το μη παρών θαρρήσαι τη πεποιθήσει η λογίζομαι τολμήσαι επί τινας τους λογιζομένους ημάς ως κατά σάρκα περιπατούντας
Galatians 4:12
- KJV: Brethren I beseech you be as I for I as ye ye have not injured me
- GK: γίνεσθε ως εγώ ότι καγώ ως υμείς αδελφοί δέομαι υμών ουδέν με ηδικήσατε
1 Thessalonians 3:10
- KJV: Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith
- GK: νυκτός και ημέρας υπερεκπερισσού δεόμενοι εις το ιδείν υμών το πρόσωπον και καταρτίσαι τα υστερήματα της πίστεως υμών