δέομαιdéomai

to want for oneself

Greek (New Testament) · G1189

Meanings

1. to want, need

(a) absolutely

(b) with genitive

2. to beg, request, beseech, pray

(i) in general: absolutely, Acts 26:3, WH; with genitive of person, Luke 5:12, Luke 8:28, Luke 8:38 (ἐδεῖτο; T, ἐδέετο, cf. Veitch, under that word δέω) Luke 9:38, Acts 8:34, Acts 21:39, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Galatians 4:12; followed by ἵνα, Luke 9:40; followed by τό, with infinitive, 2 Corinthians 10:2; with genitive of person et rei, 2 Corinthians 8:4

(ii) of prayer to God: absolutely, Acts 4:31; followed by εἴ πως, Romans 1:10; ἵνα, Luke 21:36, Luke 22:32; εἰς τό, 1 Thessalonians 3:10; ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τ. κύριον, ὅπως, Acts 8:24; with genitive, τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως, Matthew 9:38, Luke 10:2; τοῦ Θεοῦ, Acts 10:2; followed by εἰ ἄρα, Acts 8:22.

αἰτέω, and cf. δέησις.

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

Matthew 9:38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”
Luke 5:12 In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”
Luke 8:28 As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don’t torture me!”
Luke 8:38 The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying,
Luke 9:38 A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.
Luke 9:40 I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”

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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.