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προσδέομαι

prosdéomai

G4326 verb

SILEX Entry

Root δε(ο)- to need, to lack, to be in want

Definition

To need in addition, to lack further (something), or to have an additional requirement; it carries the sense of experiencing lack or deficiency beyond what is already lacking, and thus to require or want more. In context, it expresses the idea of supplementary need or dependence.

Semantic Range

to need in addition, to lack further, to have an additional requirement, to require further, to be still lacking

Root / Etymology

From the preposition πρός (toward, in addition to) and δέομαι (to need, beseech, feel want), thus indicating a compounded sense: 'to lack in addition,' or 'to need still more.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

προσδέομαι is a rare verb, attested once in the New Testament (Luke 15:7) in a negative phrase to express the absence of any further need for repentance among the righteous. Its construction intensifies the simple sense of lacking (δέομαι) to specify an additional or ongoing need. This form is little attested outside biblical Greek, seen primarily in Koine, and not found in Classical sources. The term is syntactically constructed with the genitive (τινος), indicating what is additionally required. English Bible translations tend to render it narrowly as 'need' or 'require,' but the nuance is that of something being needed in addition to what is present or already supplied. It does not inherently mean supplication or request (as δέομαι sometimes does), but strictly refers to lack or necessity. The word should be distinguished from other compound verbs like ἐπιζητέω ('to seek further') or ὑστερέω ('to lack, to fall short'), which may overlap in sense but are not synonymous.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from πρός and δέομαι; to require additionally, i.e. want further:--need.

Root Family

προσδέομαι (prosdéomai) — to need, to lack, to be in want, to require further

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
G4326-01 προσδεόμενός prosdeomenos V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG needing one still needing further 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
G4326-01 Acts 17:25 προσδεόμενός prosdeomenos V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG needing one still needing further
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