Word study · Greek
déēsis
request, prayer for need
Say it: DEH-ay-sis (approximate)
δέησις
What it means
A request, a prayer. "Petitions, prayers" (2:1; 5:5).
Range of meaning
- RequestA petition.
- PleaAn earnest asking.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 2
"Petitions, prayers, intercessions" (2:1).
- Chapter 5
"Petitions and prayers night and day" (5:5).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G1162 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources