Strong's Greek · G2428
G2428 hiketēría
ἱκετηρία
hik-et-ay-ree'-ah
supplication
Looking for Hebrew H2428 chayil? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2428. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
hiketēría appears once in Scripture, in Hebrews 5:7. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
intreaty
In the King James Version
supplication
Derivation
from a derivative of the base of G2425 (ἱκανός) (through the idea of approaching for a favor);
Appears 1 time in Scripture
“During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
