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
““Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?””
“Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.””
“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!””
“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.””
“He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.”
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.””
“The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,”
“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.”
“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.”
“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).