deomai · ask, beg

What it means

deomai (δέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “ask, beg”.

Ask, plead, beg.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To implore someone for something.
2. To speak to God, asking.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• I beg ×6
• ask ×3
• begged ×3
• praying ×3
• must ×2
• necessary ×2
• pray ×2
• asking ×1
• had prayed ×1
• have prayed ×1
• others ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×7
• Acts×8
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 9:38

  so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”

• Matthew 26:35

  Peter says to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said likewise.

• Mark 14:31

  But he kept saying emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all were also saying the same.

• Luke 5:12

  And it happened, while he was in one of the towns, look, there was a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

• Luke 8:28

  And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”

• Luke 9:38

  And look, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he is my only child.

• Luke 9:40

  And I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.”

• Luke 10:2

  And he was saying to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the workers are few; so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

• Luke 21:36

  But stay awake at every time, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

• Luke 22:32

  but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

• Acts 4:31

  And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and all were filled with the Holy Spirit and were speaking the word of God with boldness.

• Acts 8:22

  So change your mind and turn from this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart will be forgiven you.

• Acts 8:24

  And Simon answered and said, “You pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

• Acts 8:34

  And the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”

• Acts 10:2

  devout and fearing God with all his household, giving many alms to the people and praying to God continually.

• Acts 19:36

  Since then these things are undeniable, it is necessary for you to be calm and to do nothing rash.

• Acts 21:39

  But Paul said, “I am a Jewish man, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

• Acts 26:3

  especially because you are an expert in all the customs and questions among the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.

• Romans 1:10

  always in my prayers, asking if somehow now at last I will succeed by the will of God in coming to you.

• 2 Corinthians 5:20

  So on behalf of the Messiah we are ambassadors, as though God were appealing through us; we beg you on behalf of the Messiah, be reconciled to God.

• 2 Corinthians 8:4

  with much urging they begged us for the favor and the sharing in the service for the saints,

• 2 Corinthians 10:2

  and I beg you that when present I may not have to be bold with the confidence with which I reckon to be daring against some who reckon us as walking according to the flesh.

• Galatians 4:12

  Become as I am, because I also became as you are, brothers, I beg you. You did me no wrong;

• 1 Thessalonians 3:10

  night and day praying most earnestly that we may see your face and restore what is lacking in your faith?

• 1 Timothy 5:13

  And at the same time they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.

• 1 Peter 1:6

  In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,