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Strong's #1189: deomai (pronounced deh'-om-ahee)

middle voice of 1210; to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition:--beseech, pray (to), make request. Compare 4441.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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deomai

1) to want, lack

2) to desire, long for

3) to ask, beg

3a) the thing asked for

3b) to pray, make supplications

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: middle voice of G1210

Citing in TDNT: 2:40, 144




Usage:

This word is used 22 times:

Matthew 9:38: " Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth"
Luke 5:12: "Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord,"
Luke 8:28: "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee,"
Luke 8:38: "the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him:"
Luke 9:38: "cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my"
Luke 9:40: "And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and"
Luke 10:2: "the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the"
Luke 21:36: "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy"
Luke 22:32: "But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith"
Acts 4:31: "And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where"
Acts 8:22: "thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the"
Acts 8:24: "answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord"
Acts 8:34: "answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh"
Acts 10:2: "to the people, and prayed to God always."
Acts 21:39: "mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak"
Acts 26:3: "questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me"
Romans 1:10: " Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will"
2 Corinthians 5:20: "did beseech you by us; we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God."
2 Corinthians 8:4: " Praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the"
2 Corinthians 10:2: "But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think"
Galatians 4:12: "Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I"
1 Thessalonians 3:10: "Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see"









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