# δέομαι (deomai)

Strong’s G1189. 22 New Testament occurrences.

I want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/deomai-g1189

## Occurrences

- [Matthew 9:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/9/38) — Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
- [Luke 5:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/5/12) — And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wi…
- [Luke 8:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/8/28) — When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech…
- [Luke 8:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/8/38) — Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
- [Luke 9:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/9/38) — And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
- [Luke 9:40](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/9/40) — And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
- [Luke 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/10/2) — Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laboure…
- [Luke 21:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/21/36) — Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
- [Luke 22:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/22/32) — But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
- [Acts 4:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/4/31) — And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God…
- [Acts 8:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/8/22) — Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
- [Acts 8:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/8/24) — Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- [Acts 8:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/8/34) — And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
- [Acts 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/10/2) — A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
- [Acts 21:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/21/39) — But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
- [Acts 26:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/26/3) — Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
- [Romans 1:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/1/10) — Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
- [2 Corinthians 5:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/5/20) — Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
- [2 Corinthians 8:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/8/4) — Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
- [2 Corinthians 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/10/2) — But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked…
- [Galatians 4:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/4/12) — Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
- [1 Thessalonians 3:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-thessalonians/3/10) — Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?