petition

; to want for oneself : to want, need absol.; c. gen. ; to beg, request, beseech, pray in general: absol., , WH; c. gen. pers., , (; T, , cf. Veitch, s.v. ) , , , ; seq. , ; seq. , c. inf., ; c. gen. pers. et rei, ; Ac 26:3 Lk 5:12 8:28 38 9:38 Ac 8:34 21:39 II Co 5:20 Ga 4:12 Lk 9:40 II Co 10:2 II Co 8:4 ἐδεῖτο ἐδέετο δέω ἵνα τό of prayer to God: absol., ; seq. , ; , ; , ; , ; c. gen., , , ; , ; seq. , .† Ac 4:31 Ro 1:10 Lk 21:36 22:32 I Th 3:10 Ac 8:24 Mt 9:38 Lk 10:2 Ac 10:2 Ac 8:22 εἴ πως ἵνα εἰς τό ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τ. κύριον, ὅπως τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰ ἄρα

bid, biddende, bidt, bad, gebeden

I want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray.

to pray

to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition

beseech, pray (to), make request

δέομαι (mid. of δέω, II, which see, as depon.) [in LXX for חנן, etc. ;] to want for oneself; 1. to want, need: (a) absol.; (b) with genitive 2. to beg, request, beseech, pray; (i) in general: absol., Act.26:3, WH; with genitive of person(s), Luk.5:12; 8:28; 38 (ἐδεῖτο; T, ἐδέετο, cf. Veitch, see word δέω) 9:38, Act.8:34; 21:39, 2Co.5:20, Gal.4:12; before ἵνα, Luk.9:40; before τό, with inf., 2Co.10:2; with genitive of person(s) and of thing(s), 2Co.8:4; (ii) of prayer to God: absol., Act.4:31; before εἴ πως, Rom.1:10; ἵνα, Luk.21:36; 22:32; εἰς τό, 1Th.3:10; ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τ. κύριον, ὅπως, Act.8:24; with genitive, τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως, Mat.9:38, Luk.10:2; τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act.10:2; before εἰ ἄρα, Act.8:22.† SYN.: αἰτέω, and cf. δέησις. (AS)