deēsis · prayer, petition

What it means

deēsis (δέησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “prayer, petition”.

A prayer that asks for something.

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. What one asks of God.

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

How it is translated

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

• prayer ×7
• petition ×3
• supplications ×3
• petitions ×2
• supplication ×2
• prayers ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×4
• 1 Timothy×2
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Luke 1:13

  But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.

• Luke 2:37

  and she was a widow until she was eighty-four years old. She did not leave the temple, serving God with fastings and petitions night and day.

• Luke 5:33

  And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make petitions, and so do those of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.”

• Romans 10:1

  Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

• 2 Corinthians 1:11

  while you also help together for us by your prayer, so that thanks may be given on our behalf by many people for the gift granted to us through many.

• 2 Corinthians 9:14

  and in their prayer for you they long for you because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.

• Ephesians 6:18

  through every prayer and petition, praying at every time in the Spirit, and to this end keeping alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

• Philippians 1:4

  always in every prayer of mine for all of you making my prayer with joy,

• Philippians 1:19

  for I know that this will turn out for me for salvation through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus the Messiah,

• Philippians 4:6

  Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

• 1 Timothy 2:1

  I urge, then, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

• 1 Timothy 5:5

  But the one who is truly a widow and left all alone has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day,

• 2 Timothy 1:3

  I give thanks to God, whom I worship, as my ancestors did, with a clean conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance of you in my supplications night and day,

• Hebrews 5:7

  In the days of his flesh, he offered prayers and pleas with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

• James 5:16

  So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The supplication of a righteous person is very powerful in its working.

• 1 Peter 3:12

  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are open to their supplication, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

And 2 more times.