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Strong's G1162 δέησις (deesis)

Deesis means “petition” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1162 — boaz in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1162
Language Greek
Linked Usages 91
Books 27

Strong's G1162 Quick Answer

Strong's G1162 δέησις (deesis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. deesis (deh'-ay-sis) n. 1. a petition [from G1189] It has 91 linked Bible usages across 27 books. Visible English usage signals include prayer and prayers. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
deesis (deh'-ay-sis) n. 1. a petition [from G1189]
Usage
91 linked usages
Books
27 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
prayer and prayers

Meaning and Definition

deesis (deh'-ay-sis) n. 1. a petition [from G1189] KJV: prayer, request, supplication Root(s): G1189

Original Word
δέησις
Transliteration
deesis
Derivation
Root: δέομαι R1: 1189
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1162. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

petition

Usage: δέησις, -εως, ἡ (δέομαι), [in LXX for תְּחִנָּה, רִנָּה, תְּפִלָּה, etc. ;] __1. a wanting, need (so Ps 21(22):25). __2. an asking, entreaty, supplica­tion; in NT always addressed to God: Luk.1:13, 2Co.1:11, Php.1:19, 2Ti.1:3, Jas.5:16, 1Pe.3:12" (LXX) ; with νηστεῖαι, Luk.2:37; προσυνχή, -αί, Eph.6:18, Php.4:6, 1Ti.2:1 5:5; ἱκετηρίαι, Heb.5:7; προσκαρτέρησις, Eph.6:18; ἐντεύξεις, 1Ti.2:1; δ. ποιεῖσθαι (Deiss., BS, 250), Luk.5:33, Php.1:4 (pl.), 1Ti.2:1; before ὑπέρ, 2Co.9:14, Php.1:4; περί, Eph.6:18;

πρός, Rom.10:1.† SYN.: προσευχή, used of prayer in general, while δ. gives prominence to the sense of need; on the other hand, δ. is used as well of requests from man to man, while π. is limited to prayer to God. ἔντευξις, in the π., is the regular word for petition to a superior (Deiss., BS, 250; cf. the Pauline ἐντυγχάνειν, to entreat). Cf. also εὐχή. (Jas.5:15), αἴτημα, ἱκετηρία (Tr., Syn., § li; Cremer, 73, 174, 684). (AS)

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How Strong's G1162 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render deesis, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

prayer Luke 1:13 10× prayers Luke 2:37

How Strong's G1162 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 54 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1162 (δέησις) appears 76 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1162 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1162 in the New Testament

17 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 1:13 KJV

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Luke 2:37 KJV

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Luke 5:33 KJV

And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

Strong's G1162 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

54 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Joshua 18:4 Septuagint / Brenton

Appoint of yourselves three men of each tribe, and let them rise up and go through the land, and let them describe it before me, as it will be proper to divide it.

3 Kingdoms 8:28 Septuagint / Brenton

Yet, O Lord God of Israel, thou shalt look upon my petition, to hear the prayer which thy servant prays to thee in thy presence this day,

3 Kingdoms 8:30 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place; and thou shalt hear in thy dwelling place in heaven, and thou shalt do and be gracious.

Strong's G1162 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

18 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 9:12 Septuagint / Brenton

I pray thee, I pray thee, O God of my father, and God of the inheritance of Israel, Lord of the heavens and earth, Creator of the waters, King of every creature, hear thou my prayer:

1 Maccabees 7:37 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou, O Lord, didst choose this house to be called by thy name, and to be a house of prayer and petition for thy people:

1 Maccabees 11:49 Septuagint / Brenton

So when they of the city saw that the Jews had gotten the city as they would, their courage was abated: wherefore they made supplication to the king, and cried, saying,

Strong's G1162 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 13:6 Septuagint / Brenton

eyes to heaven for shame of their sins for which they had been condemned. Then I wrote out their petition, and the prayer in regard to their spirits and their deeds individually and in regard to their

1 Enoch 13:7 Septuagint / Brenton

requests that they should have forgiveness and length. And I went off and sat down at the waters of Dan, in the land of Dan, to the south of the west of Hermon: I read their petition till I fell

Usage Excerpts

First 91 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1162.

Joshua 18:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Appoint of yourselves three men of each tribe, and let them rise up and go through the land, and let them describe it before me, as it will be proper to divide it.
3 Kingdoms 8:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet, O Lord God of Israel, thou shalt look upon my petition, to hear the prayer which thy servant prays to thee in thy presence this day,
3 Kingdoms 8:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place; and thou shalt hear in thy dwelling place in heaven, and thou shalt do and be gracious.
3 Kingdoms 8:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
every prayer, every supplication whatever shall be made by any man, as they shall know each the plague of his heart, and shall spread abroad his hands to this house,
3 Kingdoms 8:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hear from heaven their supplication and their prayer, and shalt execute judgment for them.
3 Kingdoms 8:52 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let thine eyes and thine ears be opened to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them in all things for which they shall call upon thee.
3 Kingdoms 8:54 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
after having knelt upon his knees, and his hands were spread out toward heaven.
3 Kingdoms 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to him, I have heard the voice of thy prayer, and thy supplication which thou madest before me: I have done for thee according to all thy prayer: I have hallowed this house which thou hast built to put my name there forever, and mine eyes and my heart shall be there always.
2 Chronicles 6:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet thou shalt have respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to my petition, O Lord God, so as to hearken to the petition and the prayer which thy servant prays before thee this day:
2 Chronicles 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt hear the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever prayers they shall make toward this place: and thou shalt hearken in thy dwelling place out of heaven, yea thou shalt hear, and be merciful.
2 Chronicles 6:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then whatever prayer and whatever supplication shall be made by any man and all thy people Israel, if a man should know his own plague and his own sickness, and should spread forth his hands toward this house;
2 Chronicles 6:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hear out of heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
2 Chronicles 6:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hear out of heaven, out of thy prepared dwelling place, their prayer and their supplication, and thou shalt execute justice, and shalt be merciful to thy people that sin against thee.
2 Chronicles 6:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, Lord, let, I pray thee, thine eyes be opened, and thine ears be attentive to the petition made in this place.
Job 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, And will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Job 16:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my supplication come to the Lord, And let mine eye weep before him.
Job 27:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will God hear his prayer? Or, when distress has come upon him,
Job 36:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not thy mind willingly turn thee aside From the petition of the feeble that are in distress.
Job 40:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will he address thee with a petition? Softly, with the voice of a suppliant?
Psalms 5:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Attend to the voice of my supplication, My King, and my God: For to thee, O Lord, will I pray.
Psalms 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord has hearkened to my petition; The Lord has accepted my prayer.
Psalms 16:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Prayer of David. Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, Attend to my petition; Give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.
Psalms 21:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; Nor turned away his face from me; But when I cried to him, he heard me.
Psalms 27:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.
Psalms 27:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition.
Psalms 30:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I said in my extreme fear, I am cast out from the sight of thine eyes: Therefore thou didst hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication When I cried to thee.
Psalms 33:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, And his ears are open to their prayer:
Psalms 38:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, hearken to my prayer and my supplication: Attend to my tears: be not silent, For I am a sojourner in the land, And a stranger, as all my fathers were.
Psalms 39:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I waited patiently for the Lord; And he attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication.
Psalms 54:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hearken, O God, to my prayer; And disregard not my supplication.
Psalms 60:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O God, hearken to my petition; Attend to my prayer.
Psalms 65:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore God has hearkened to me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 85:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Give ear to my prayer, O Lord; And attend to the voice of my supplication.
Psalms 87:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my prayer come in before thee; Incline thine ear to my supplication, O Lord.
Psalms 101:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Prayer for the Poor; when he is deeply afflicted, and pours out his supplication before the Lord.
Psalms 101:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, And has not despised their petition.
Psalms 105:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet the Lord looked upon their affliction, When he heard their petition.
Psalms 114:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken To the voice of my supplication.
Psalms 118:169 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my supplication come near before thee, O Lord; Instruct me according to thine oracle.
Psalms 129:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, hearken to my voice; Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplication.
Psalms 139:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; Hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
Psalms 140:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to thee; hear me: Attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.
Psalms 141:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him mine affliction.
Psalms 141:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Attend to my supplication, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from them that persecute me; For they are stronger than I.
Psalms 142:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David, when his son pursued him. O Lord, attend to my prayer: Hearken to my supplication in thy truth; Hear me in thy righteousness.
Psalms 144:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he will hear their supplication, and save them.
Isaiah 1:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When ye stretch forth your hands, I will turn away mine eyes from you: and though ye make many supplications, I will not hearken to you; for your hands are full of blood.
Jeremiah 3:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A voice from the lips was heard, even of weeping and supplication of the children of Israel: for they have dealt unrighteously in their ways, they have forgotten God their Holy One.
Jeremiah 11:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, pray not for this people, and intercede not for them in supplication and prayer: for I will not hear in the day in which they call upon me, in the day of their affliction.
Jeremiah 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for though they fast, I will not hear their supplication; and though they offer whole burnt offerings and sacrifices, I will take no pleasure in them: for I will consume them with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence.
Lamentations 3:56 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou heardest my voice: Close not thine ears to my supplication.
Daniel 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek him diligently by prayer and supplications, with fastings and sackcloth.
Daniel 9:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine on thy desolate sanctuary, for thine own sake, O Lord.
Daniel 9:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the beginning of thy supplication the word came forth, and I am come to tell thee; for thou art a man much beloved: therefore consider the matter, understand the vision.
Luke 1:13 New Testament, KJV
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Luke 2:37 New Testament, KJV
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Luke 5:33 New Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
Acts 1:14 New Testament, KJV
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Romans 10:1 New Testament, KJV
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 Corinthians 1:11 New Testament, KJV
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
2 Corinthians 9:14 New Testament, KJV
And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
Ephesians 6:18 New Testament, KJV
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Philippians 1:4 New Testament, KJV
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
Philippians 1:19 New Testament, KJV
For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Philippians 4:6 New Testament, KJV
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
1 Timothy 2:1 New Testament, KJV
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1 Timothy 5:5 New Testament, KJV
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
2 Timothy 1:3 New Testament, KJV
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Hebrews 5:7 New Testament, KJV
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
James 5:16 New Testament, KJV
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
1 Peter 3:12 New Testament, KJV
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Judith 9:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I pray thee, I pray thee, O God of my father, and God of the inheritance of Israel, Lord of the heavens and earth, Creator of the waters, King of every creature, hear thou my prayer:
1 Maccabees 7:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou, O Lord, didst choose this house to be called by thy name, and to be a house of prayer and petition for thy people:
1 Maccabees 11:49 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when they of the city saw that the Jews had gotten the city as they would, their courage was abated: wherefore they made supplication to the king, and cried, saying,
2 Maccabees 1:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble.
2 Maccabees 10:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So after the prayer they took their weapons, and went on further from the city: and when they drew near to their enemies, they kept by themselves.
3 Maccabees 1:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Various were the prayers offered up by those who assembled in this place, on account of the unholy attempt of the king.
3 Maccabees 1:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Calling out to arms, and to die bravely in defense of the law of their fathers, they created a great uproar in the place, and were with difficulty brought back by the aged and the elders to the station of prayer which they had occupied before.
3 Maccabees 2:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now was it that the high priest Simon bowed his knees over against the holy place, and spread out his hands in reverent form, and uttered the following supplication:
3 Maccabees 2:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou didst promise, out of love to the house of Israel, that should we fall away from thee, and become afflicted, and then come to this house and pray, thou wouldest hear our prayer.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, His prayer shall be heard of him that made him.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A prayer out of a poor man’s mouth reacheth to the ears of God, And his judgment cometh speedily.
Wisdom of Sirach 35:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And for these things bless him that made thee, And hath replenished thee with his good things.
Wisdom of Sirach 35:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They that fear the Lord shall find judgment, And shall kindle justice as a light.
Wisdom of Sirach 36:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Though I was the last to wake up, Yet I received their inheritance as from the beginning.
Wisdom of Sirach 38:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But they will maintain the state of the world, And all their desire is in the work of their craft. But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, And is occupied in the meditation thereof,
Wisdom of Sirach 51:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I will praise thy name continually, And will sing praise with thanksgiving; And so my prayer was heard:
Baruch 2:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear our prayers, O Lord, and our petitions, and deliver us for thine own sake, and give us favor in the sight of them which have led us away:
Baruch 4:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my prayer: I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days.
1 Enoch 13:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
eyes to heaven for shame of their sins for which they had been condemned. Then I wrote out their petition, and the prayer in regard to their spirits and their deeds individually and in regard to their
1 Enoch 13:7 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
requests that they should have forgiveness and length. And I went off and sat down at the waters of Dan, in the land of Dan, to the south of the west of Hermon: I read their petition till I fell

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1162, grouped by book.

Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 27 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
Philippians 3 usages, New Testament
1 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1162 FAQ

What does deesis (δέησις) mean?

Deesis (Strong's G1162) is a Greek word most simply glossed "petition". deesis (deh'-ay-sis) n. 1. a petition [from G1189]

How many times is deesis (δέησις) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 91 linked usages for Strong's G1162 across 27 books.

Where can I study deesis (δέησις) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1162 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate deesis (δέησις)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prayer and prayers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1162 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 54 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 18 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1162, with linked reader references where each row is available.