G1189
δέομαι
déomai
to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
Lexicon
Derivation: middle voice of G1210 (δέω);
to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: beseech, pray (to), make request
Usage
22 occurrences · 0 OT · 22 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- i beseech6 · 27%
- pray ye2 · 9%
- pray2 · 9%
- praying2 · 9%
- and besought1 · 5%
- besought1 · 5%
- i besought1 · 5%
- and pray1 · 5%
- have prayed1 · 5%
- had prayed1 · 5%
- i pray1 · 5%
- prayed1 · 5%
- making request1 · 5%
- we pray1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
δέομαι4δεόμενοι3δέομαί3δεήθητε3ἐδεήθην2δεηθέντων1δεόμεθα1δεόμενος1δεήθητι1ἐδεῖτο1ἐδεήθη1δεόμενος,1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.