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Petition

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  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1159, G1162, H4862, H7596, G0155
Hebrew
בָּעוּ · bâʻûw
Greek
δέησις · deēsis

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δέησις

G1162
Transliteration
deēsis
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
18

Glosses

petition, prayer, request, supplication

Lexicon definition

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)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Δέησις

G1162
Transliteration
déēsis
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
18

Glosses

prayer, request, supplication

Lexicon definition

want, entreaty; prayer, supplication, Lu. 1.13; 2.37; 5.33, et al.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מִשְׁאָלָה

H4862
Transliteration
mishʼâlâh
Pronunciation
mish-aw-law'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

desire, petition.

Lexicon definition

a request

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

שְׁאֵלָה

H7596
Transliteration
shᵉʼêlâh
Pronunciation
sheh-ay-law'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
14

Glosses

loan, petition, request.

Lexicon definition

a petition

by implication, a loan

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

αἴτημα

G0155
Transliteration
aítēma
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

petition, request, required

Lexicon definition

a thing asked or (abstractly) an asking

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

תְּחִנָּה

H8467
Transliteration
tᵉchinnâh
Pronunciation
tekh-in-naw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
25

Glosses

favour, grace, supplication.

Lexicon definition

graciousness

causatively, entreaty

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

תְּחִנָּה

H8468
Transliteration
Tᵉchinnâh
Pronunciation
tekh-in-naw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Tehinnah.

Lexicon definition

Techinnah, an Israelite

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

רִנָּה

H7440
Transliteration
rinnâh
Pronunciation
rin-naw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
33

Glosses

cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph.

Lexicon definition

properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

תְּפִלָּה

H8605
Transliteration
tᵉphillâh
Pronunciation
tef-il-law'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
77

Glosses

prayer.

Lexicon definition

intercession, supplication

by implication, a hymn

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Petition

Indexed occurrences: 27

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Strong's Concordance

Petitions

Indexed occurrences: 9

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Topical Bible

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