Word study · Greek

énteuxis

intercession

Say it: EN-tyook-sis (approximate)

ἔντευξις

What it means

A petition, an appeal, a prayer made to someone on behalf of another. In 2:1, "intercessions," and in 4:5, food is made holy by "the word of God and prayer." It appears only in this letter.

Range of meaning

  • IntercessionPrayer for others.
  • PetitionAn appeal.

In 1 Timothy

Every verse (2)

Verses where G1783 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources