δεήσεσιν

deesesin

prayers

from δέομαι; a petition:--prayer, request, supplication.

G1162

Luke 2:37 · Word #15

Lexicon G1162

Lemmaδέησις
Transliterationdéēsis
Strong'sG1162
In-contextprayers
Literalprayers

Morphology N DAT F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaδέησις
Strong'sG1162

SIBI-P1 G1162-04

to the need-driven supplications

Morphological NotesNoun, dative feminine plural (Gr,N,,,,,DFP,). The form denotes indirect object, means, sphere, or association, depending on context; feminine gender; plural number.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root sense of δέησις as a petition arising from felt need (from δέομαι, "to lack, to be in need, to beg"). The dative plural form (feminine) is reflected by "to the…supplications," indicating multiple petitions viewed as recipients or instruments within the sentence’s structure.

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Words from Root δέησις (need, lack, urgent request, petition arising from need, supplication)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1162-02 deeseis earnest need-petitions
G1162-05 deesin a need-born petition
G1162-06 deesis a supplicating petition

Word Usage (18 occurrences of G1162)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Luke 1:13 δέησίς deesis prayer
Luke 2:37 δεήσεσιν deesesin prayers
Luke 5:33 δεήσεις deeseis prayers