Strong's Greek · G1189

δέομαι

déomai

beseech, pray (to), make request

Definition

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

Derivation

middle voice of G1210 (δέω);

Appears 22 times in Scripture

Acts 8:34

“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

Acts 8:24

Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

Luke 8:28

When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

Luke 5:12

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Acts 10:2

He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

Matthew 9:38

Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

Luke 8:38

The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

Acts 4:31

After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Luke 10:2

And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

Luke 9:38

Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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