G1189
δέομαι
to pray
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)
The KJV translates G1189 in the following manner:
beseech (12x), pray (8x), besought (6x), prayed (6x), ye (4x), Pray (2x), praying (2x), Praying (2x), request (2x), when (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
δέομαι — déomai
δέομαι; 3 person singular imperfect ἐδητο (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 220; Winers Grammar, 46; (Veitch, under the word δέω to need at the end)), Luk 8:38 (where Lachmann ἐδηιτο, Tr WH ἐδεῖτο; cf. Meyer at the passage; (WHs Appendix, p. 166); Buttmann, 55 (48)); 1 aorist ἐδεήθην; (from δέω to want, need; whence middle δέομαι to stand in need of, want for oneself); (from Herodotus down);
1. to want, lack: τίνος.
2. to desire, long for: τίνος.
3. to ask, beg (German bitten);
a. universally — the thing asked for being evident from the context: with the genitive of the person from whom, Gal 4:12; the thing sought being specified in direct discourse: Luk 5:12; Luk 8:28; Luk 9:38 (according to the reading ἐπίβλεψον R L); Act 8:34 (δέομαι σου, περί τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει τοῦτο; of whom, I pray thee, doth the prophet say this?); Act 21:39; 2Co 5:20; followed by the infinitive, Luk 8:38; Luk 9:38 (according to the reading ἐπιβλέψαι Tr WH); Act 26:3 (where G L T Tr WH omit σου after δέομαι); followed by ἵνα, Luk 9:40 (cf. Winers Grammar, 335 (315); (Buttmann, 258 (222))); followed by τό with an infinitive 2Co 10:2 (cf. Buttmann, 263 (226), 279 (239); Winer's Grammar, 321, 322 (301f)); with the genitive of person and the accusative of a thing, 2Co 8:4 (G L T Tr WH; for Rec. adds δέξασθαι ἡμᾶς without warrant) (cf. Buttmann, 164 (143); Winers Grammar, 198 (186)).
b. specifically, of requests addressed to God; absolutely to pray, make supplication: Act 4:31; τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act 10:2; followed by εἰ ἄρα, Act 8:22 (Buttmann, 256 (220); Winer's Grammar, 300 (282)); τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως etc. Mat 9:38; Luk 10:2; without the genitive Θεοῦ — followed by εἰ πῶς, Rom 1:10 (cf. Winers Grammar, and Buttmann's Grammar, the passages cited); by ἵνα, Luk 21:36; Luk 22:32; by the relic εἰς τό, 1Th 3:10 (cf. Buttmann, 265 (228)); ὑπέρ τίνος πρός τόν κύριον, ὅπως, Act 8:24. (Synonyms: see αἰτέω and δέησις. Compare: προσδέομαι.)
STRONGS NT 1189a: δέοςδέος, δέους, τό (δείδω) (from Homer down), fear, awe: μετά εὐλαβείας καί δέους, Heb 12:28 L T Tr WH. [SYNONYMS: δέος (apprehension), φόβος (fear): Ammonius under the word δέος says δέος καί φόβος διαφέρει. δέος μέν γάρ ἐστι πολυχρόνιος κακοῦ ὑπόνοια. φόβος δέ ἡ παραυτίκα πτόησις. Plato (Laches, p. 198 b.): δέος γάρ εἶναι προσδοκίαν μέλλοντος κακοῦ. Cf. Stallbaum on Platos Protag., p. 167; Schmidt, chapter 139; and see under the word δειλία.]
22 occurrences
Matthew (1), Luke (8), Acts (7), Romans (1), II Corinthians (3), Galatians (1), I Thessalonians (1)