Original: δέομαι

Transliteration: déomai

Phonetic: deh'-om-ahee

Short Definition: Beseech

- Original: δέομαι

- Transliteration: Deomai

- Phonetic: deh'-om-ahee

- Definition:

1. to want, lack

2. to desire, long for

3. to ask, beg

a. the thing asked for

b. to pray, make supplications

- Origin: middle voice of G1210

- TDNT entry: 02:40,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Middle voice of G1210; to beg (as binding oneself) that is petition: - beseech pray (to) make request. Compare G4441.

Cognate: G1162, G4326