What does δέησις · προσευχή mean in the Bible?
δέησις · προσευχή is a Greek phrase meaning "supplications and prayers".
Greek · G1162, G4335
δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς
A petition · prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
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δέησις G1162 a petition
Pronunciation déēsis
Urgent petition emphasizing the petitioner's need; distinguished from general prayer by its expression of want.
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προσευχή G4335 prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
Pronunciation proseuchḗ
Prayer directed to God as an act of worship, distinct from petition or supplication.
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What does δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς (deēsesin kai tais proseuchais) mean in the Bible?
δέησις · προσευχή is a Greek phrase meaning "supplications and prayers".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1162, G4335?
G1162, G4335 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. supplications and prayers
Source Gloss
supplications and prayers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 18 Case pattern Dative (8) Number pattern Singular (12)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:13 · Rom 10:1 · Jas 5:16 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Eph 6:18 · Phil 1:19 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 1:11 · 2 Cor 9:14 · Eph 6:18 · Phil 1:4 · Phil 4:6 5×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Luke 2:37 · 1 Tim 5:5 · 2 Tim 1:3 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 5:33 · 1 Tim 2:1 · Heb 5:7 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Phil 1:4 · 1 Pet 3:12 2×
Word Origins
δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain