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Strong's G1189 δέομαι (deomai)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1189 — baaltsephon in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1189
Language Greek
Linked Usages 44
Books 16

Strong's G1189 Quick Answer

Strong's G1189 δέομαι (deomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. deomai (deh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition [middle voice of G1210] It has 44 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include pray, beseech, prayed, praying, and make. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
deomai (deh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition [middle voice of G1210]
Usage
44 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
pray, beseech, prayed, praying, and make

Meaning and Definition

deomai (deh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition [middle voice of G1210] KJV: beseech, pray (to), make request Root(s): G1210 Compare: G4441, G4434

Original Word
δέομαι
Transliteration
deomai
Derivation
Root: δέω R1: 1210
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1189. 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)

to pray

Usage: δέομαι (mid. of δέω, II, which see, as depon.) [in LXX for חנן, etc. ;] to want for oneself; __1. to want, need: __(a) absol.; __(b) with genitive __2. to beg, request, beseech, pray; __(i) in general: absol., Act.26:3, WH; with genitive of person(s), Luk.5:12; 8:28; 38 (ἐδεῖτο; T, ἐδέετο, cf. Veitch, see word δέω) 9:38, Act.8:34; 21:39, 2Co.5:20, Gal.4:12; before ἵνα, Luk.9:40; before τό, with inf., 2Co.10:2; with genitive of person(s) and of thing(s), 2Co.8:4; __(ii) of prayer to God: absol., Act.4:31;

before εἴ πως, Rom.1:10; ἵνα, Luk.21:36; 22:32; εἰς τό, 1Th.3:10; ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τ. κύριον, ὅπως, Act.8:24; with genitive, τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως, Mat.9:38, Luk.10:2; τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act.10:2; before εἰ ἄρα, Act.8:22.† SYN.: αἰτέω, and cf. δέησις. (AS)

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How Strong's G1189 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render deomai, 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.

Pray Matthew 9:38 beseech Luke 9:38 prayed Luke 22:32 Praying 2 Corinthians 8:4 make Luke 5:12 request Romans 1:10 voice Luke 8:28

How Strong's G1189 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, 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 New Testament with 22 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 G1189 (δέομαι) appears 23 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1189 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 G1189 in the New Testament

22 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 9:38 KJV

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Luke 5:12 KJV

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Luke 8:28 KJV

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

Strong's G1189 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 19:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And Lot said to them, I pray, Lord,

Genesis 25:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebekah his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebekah conceived in her womb.

Genesis 43:20 Septuagint / Brenton

saying, We pray thee, Sir; we came down at first to buy food.

Strong's G1189 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

3 Maccabees 1:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the priests fell down in their sacred vestments imploring the Greatest God to come and help in time of need, and to avert the violence of the fierce aggressor, and when they filled the temple with lamentations and tears,

3 Maccabees 1:24 Septuagint / Brenton

During this time the multitude kept on praying.

3 Maccabees 5:7 Septuagint / Brenton

They invoked the Almighty Lord, and ceaselessly besought with tears their merciful God and Father, Ruler of all, Lord of every power,

Strong's G1189 in 1 Enoch

3 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:7 Septuagint / Brenton

you by the sword. And your petition on their behalf shall not be granted, nor yet on your own: even though you weep and pray and speak all the words contained in the writing which I have

1 Enoch 101:3 Septuagint / Brenton

the dew from descending on the earth on your account, what will ye do then? And if He sends His anger upon you because of your deeds, ye cannot petition Him; for ye spake proud and insolent

1 Enoch 106:7 Septuagint / Brenton

wrought on the earth. And now, my father, I am here to petition thee and implore thee that thou mayest go to Enoch, our father, and learn from him the truth, for his dwelling-place is

Usage Excerpts

First 44 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1189.

Genesis 19:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Lot said to them, I pray, Lord,
Genesis 25:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebekah his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebekah conceived in her womb.
Genesis 43:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
saying, We pray thee, Sir; we came down at first to buy food.
Genesis 44:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judah drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let thy servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for thou art next to Pharaoh.
Exodus 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun to speak to thy servant: I am weak in speech, and slow tongued.
Exodus 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint another able person whom thou shalt send.
Exodus 32:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses prayed before the Lord God, and said, Wherefore, O Lord, art thou very angry with thy people, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with great strength, and with thy high arm?
Exodus 32:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses returned to the Lord and said, I pray, O Lord, this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves golden gods.
Numbers 12:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron said to Moses, I beseech thee, my lord, do not lay sin upon us, for we were ignorant wherein we sinned.
Numbers 12:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, O God, I beseech thee, heal her.
Deuteronomy 3:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,
Deuteronomy 9:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I made my petition before the Lord as also at the first forty days and forty nights: I ate no bread and drank no water, on account of all your sins which ye sinned in doing evil before the Lord God to provoke him.
Deuteronomy 9:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I prayed before the Lord forty days and forty nights, the number that I prayed before, for the Lord said that he would utterly destroy you.
Joshua 7:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua said, I pray, Lord, wherefore has thy servant brought this people over Jordan to deliver them to the Amorite to destroy us? would we had remained and settled ourselves beyond Jordan.
Job 19:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And my mouth entreated him.
Matthew 9:38 New Testament, KJV
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Luke 5:12 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke 8:28 New Testament, KJV
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Luke 8:38 New Testament, KJV
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Luke 9:38 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
Luke 9:40 New Testament, KJV
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
Luke 10:2 New Testament, KJV
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Luke 21:36 New Testament, KJV
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Luke 22:32 New Testament, KJV
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Acts 4:31 New Testament, KJV
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Acts 8:22 New Testament, KJV
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Acts 8:24 New Testament, KJV
Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
Acts 8:34 New Testament, KJV
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
Acts 10:2 New Testament, KJV
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Acts 21:39 New Testament, KJV
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Acts 26:3 New Testament, KJV
Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
Romans 1:10 New Testament, KJV
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
2 Corinthians 5:20 New Testament, KJV
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 8:4 New Testament, KJV
Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
2 Corinthians 10:2 New Testament, KJV
But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
Galatians 4:12 New Testament, KJV
Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
1 Thessalonians 3:10 New Testament, KJV
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
3 Maccabees 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the priests fell down in their sacred vestments imploring the Greatest God to come and help in time of need, and to avert the violence of the fierce aggressor, and when they filled the temple with lamentations and tears,
3 Maccabees 1:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
During this time the multitude kept on praying.
3 Maccabees 5:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They invoked the Almighty Lord, and ceaselessly besought with tears their merciful God and Father, Ruler of all, Lord of every power,
4 Maccabees 2:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A man, therefore, who regulates his course by the law, even if he be a lover of money, straightaway puts force upon his own disposition; lending to the needy without interest, and canceling the debt of the incoming Sabbath.
1 Enoch 14:7 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
you by the sword. And your petition on their behalf shall not be granted, nor yet on your own: even though you weep and pray and speak all the words contained in the writing which I have
1 Enoch 101:3 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
the dew from descending on the earth on your account, what will ye do then? And if He sends His anger upon you because of your deeds, ye cannot petition Him; for ye spake proud and insolent
1 Enoch 106:7 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
wrought on the earth. And now, my father, I am here to petition thee and implore thee that thou mayest go to Enoch, our father, and learn from him the truth, for his dwelling-place is

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1189, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 8 usages, New Testament
Acts 7 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
3 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 3 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1189 FAQ

What does deomai (δέομαι) mean?

Deomai (Strong's G1189) is a Greek word most simply glossed "beseech". deomai (deh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition [middle voice of G1210]

How many times is deomai (δέομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 44 linked usages for Strong's G1189 across 16 books.

Where can I study deomai (δέομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1189 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate deomai (δέομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pray, beseech, prayed, praying, make, and voice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1189 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 15 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 3 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1189, with linked reader references where each row is available.