Greek verb · G1189
δέομαι
deomaideh'-om-ahee
to want, need; to beg, request, beseech, pray
22 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: déomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1189is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 11spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1189
to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
The King James renders it: beseech, pray (to), make request.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
deomai is rendered "to want, need; to beg, request, beseech, pray". It stands 22 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to want, need".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 9:38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
Matthew 9:38δεήθητε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's twenty-two uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to want, need, and to beg, request, beseech, pray.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to want, need__(a) absol.; __(b) with genitive | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 9:38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” |
| to beg, request, beseech, pray__(i) in general | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 5:12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- δέομαι4
- δεήθητε3
- δέομαί3
- δεόμενοι3
- δεόμενος2
- ἐδεήθην2
- δεηθέντων1
- δεήθητι1
- δεόμεθα1
- ἐδεήθη1
- ἐδεῖτο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular7V-PNI-1S
- verb · aorist passive form, command · 2nd person plural3V-AOM-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3V-PNP-NPM
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person singular2V-API-1S
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PNP-NSM
- verb · aorist passive form, command · 2nd person singular1V-AOM-2S
- verb · aorist passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-AOP-GPM
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-API-3S
- verb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IMI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person plural1V-PNI-1P
Matthew
one use
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
- δεήθητεdeetheteverb · aorist passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do beseech
Luke
eight uses
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- ἐδεήθηedeetheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: begged
When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
- δέομαίdeomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
- ἐδεῖτοedeitoverb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Was begging
Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
- δέομαίdeomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
- ἐδεήθηνedeethenverb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I begged
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
- δεήθητεdeetheteverb · aorist passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do pray earnestly
So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- δεόμενοιdeomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: praying
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- ἐδεήθηνedeethenverb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: begged
Acts
seven uses
After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- δεηθέντωνdeethentonverb · aorist passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: when were praying
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
- δεήθητιdeethetiverb · aorist passive form, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do pray earnestly
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
- δεήθητεdeetheteverb · aorist passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do pray earnestly
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
- δέομαίdeomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I pray
He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
- δεόμενοςdeomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: praying
But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
- δέομαιdeomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
- δέομαιdeomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
Romans
one use
in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
- δεόμενοςdeomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: imploring
2 Corinthians
three uses
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
- δεόμεθαdeomethaverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: We implore
they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
- δεόμενοιdeomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: imploring
I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
- δέομαιdeomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
Galatians
one use
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
- δέομαιdeomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
1 Thessalonians
one use
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
- δεόμενοιdeomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: imploring
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.