What does ἔντευξις (énteuxis) mean in the Bible?
ἔντευξις (énteuxis): A petition or appeal made directly to someone in authority, especially intercessory prayer.
Greek · G1783
ἔντευξις
Intercession
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ἔντευξιςG1783
Pronunciationénteuxis
What does ἔντευξις (énteuxis) mean in the Bible?
ἔντευξις (énteuxis): A petition or appeal made directly to someone in authority, especially intercessory prayer.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1783?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include intercessions (1), prayer (1).
Where does ἔντευξις (énteuxis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 2:1. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itintercessions1×1 Timothy 2:1
prayer1×1 Timothy 4:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Timothy 2:1
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
1 Timothy2
Source forms
ἐντεύξεις1xenteuxeis1 Timothy 2:1
ἐντεύξεως1xenteuxeōs1 Timothy 4:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural1x1 Timothy 2:1
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1x1 Timothy 4:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A petition or appeal made directly to someone in authority, especially intercessory prayer.
Strong'sG1783
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Timothy 2:1-7Source Gloss
intercession
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A petition or appeal made directly to someone in authority, especially intercessory prayer.
(ἐντυγχάνω, which see), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:3 * ;]
1a lighting upon, meeting with.
2conversation.
3a petition (in this sense common in π.; cf. Deiss., BS, 121 f., 146; MM, Exp., iii): 1Ti.4:5; p1., 1Ti.2:1.
Synonymsδέησις (which see)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 2:1Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
ἐντεύξεις,enteuxeiv
a petition, prayer, intercession
Read verse1 Timothy 4:5Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐντεύξεως.enteuxewv
a petition, prayer, intercession
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternPlural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 4:51×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine1 Tim 2:11×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
Approaching God on behalf of others with specific requests.
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἔντευξις is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Corporate worship is outward-facing, carrying the needs of the world before God rather than remaining inwardly focused.1 Timothy 2:1-7