Strong G1189δέομαι
to pray
- Transliteration
- deomai
- Pronunciation
- deh'-om-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
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)
(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)
In the Bible
Strong G1189 appears in 22 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pray12
- beseech7
- besought2
- request1
- when1
First verses
- Matthew 9:38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
- Luke 5:12And 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 wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- Luke 8:28When 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 thee, torment me not.
- Luke 8:38Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
- Luke 9:38And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
- Luke 9:40And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
- Luke 10:2Therefore 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 labourers into his harvest.
- Luke 21:36Watch 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 22:32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
- Acts 4:31And 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 with boldness.
- Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
- Acts 8:24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- Acts 8:34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
- Acts 10:2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
- Acts 21:39But 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 26:3Especially 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 1:10Making 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 5:20Now 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 8:4Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
- 2 Corinthians 10:2But 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 according to the flesh.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
δέω,
B [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1006, etc.)]: future δεήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 395e)]: aorist ἐδέησα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 30.8, _Epic dialect_ δῆσα only 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.100)]: perfect δεδέηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 277d)]:—middle, future δεήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.32, etc.)], Doric dialect δεοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 120)]; later -ηθήσομαι [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Job.5.8, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.213c, etc.)]: aorist ἐδεήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.84, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 986, etc.)]: perfect δεδέημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.14, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 8.22 (the forms δεήσω, etc., compared with the _Epic dialect_ ἐδεύησα, δεύομαι, point to root δεϝ))]:—lack, miss, stand in need of, with genitive, ἐμεῖο δὲ δῆσε.. ἀλκτῆρα γενέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [prev. cited] (elsewhere 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus uses δεύω, which see))]; παραδείγματος τὸ παράδειγμα αὐτὸ δεδέηκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 277d, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.10.)]
B.2 frequently in Attic dialect, πολλοῦ δέω I want much, i.e. am far from, mostly with infinitive present, πολλοῦ δ. ἀπολογεῖσθαι I am far from defending myself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 30d; πολλοῦ δεῖς εἰπεῖν [prev. author] “Men.” 79b; π. δ. ἀγνοεῖν [prev. author] “Ly.” 204e; π. γε δέουσι μαίνεσθαι [prev. author] “Men.” 92a; also μικροῦ ἔδεον ἐν χερσὶν εἶναι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.6.11, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Γεωργός” 25; τοσούτου δέω ἱκανὸς εἶναι λέγειν ὥστε.. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 17.1; τοσούτου δέουσι μιμεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 14.17 (also τοσοῦτον δέω εἰδέναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 71a))]; παρὰ μικρὸν ἐδέησα ἀποθανεῖν variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 17.42; simply ἐδέησα κινδύνῳ περιπεσεῖν 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.5: _absolutely_, πολλοῦ γε δέω)] I am far from it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 228a; τοῦ παντὸς δέω 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1006; παντὸς δεῖ τοιοῦτος εἶναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 221d (_impersonal_ πολλοῦ δεῖ, etc., see at {δεῖ} II.1. b))]: in participle, παλαστῆς δεόντων τεττάρων ποδῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.373.8; μικροῦ δέοντα τέτταρα τάλαντα 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.35)]; the participle is frequently used to express numerals compounded with 8 or 9, ἀνδράσιν ἑνὸς δέουσι τριάκοντα [Refs (“IG” 12.374.413)]; δυοῖν δέοντα τεσσεράκοντα forty lacking two, thirty-eight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14; πεντήκοντα δυοῖν δέοντα ἔτη 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.2)]; ἑνὸς δέον εἰκοστὸν ἔτος the [Refs (20th year)]save one,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (the 19th, [prev. author] 8.6; δυοῖν δεούσαις εἴκοσι ναυσίν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.5: later, the)]infinitive stands absolutely, περὶ τὰ ἑνὸς δεῖν πεντήκοντα fifty save one, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1390b11)]: participle in genitive, τροφαλίδες μιᾶς δεούσης εἴκοσιν [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] “HA” 522a31; πόλεων δυοῖν δεούσαιν ἑξήκοντα 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 5.27; ἑξήκοντα ἑνὸς δέοντος ἔτη 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pompeius” 79.)]
B.3 participle δέων, δέουσα, as adjective, fit, proper, ὁ καιρὸς οὐκ ἔστι χρόνος δέων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 48b36; τοῖς δέουσι χρόνοις “IG” 12(3).247.11 (from Anaphe))]; ἡ δέουσα ἑκάστων χρῆσις Hierocl.p.61 [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus, etc.: especiallyfrequently in _neuter_, see at {δέον}.)]
B.4 δεῖ impersonal, see entry
B.II deponent verb δέομαι: contraction δῆσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophron Comicus 46)], participle δεύμενος [Refs ([prev. author] 36)]: future δεήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 53b:)]aorist ἐδεήθην: always personal, and used by [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in form δεύομαι (see. δεύω B):)]
B.II.1 absolutely, to be in want or need, require, mostly in participle, κάρτα δεόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.59)]; οἱ δεόμενοι the needy, opposed to οἱ κεκτημένοι τὰς οὐσίας, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 6.67.)]
B.II.1.b stand in need of, want, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.36, etc.; τὰ σὰ δεῖται κολαστοῦ.. ἔπη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1148; ῥώμης τινὸς δ. [prev. work] 1293)]; οὐδὲν δεῖσθαι τροφῆς have no need of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.43)]; ἤν τι δέωνται βασιλέως if they have any need of him, [Refs ([prev. work] 37: with)]infinitive, τοῦτο ἔτι δέομαι μαθεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 392d, compare “Euthd.” 275d, etc.)]; τὰ πράττεσθαι δεόμενα things needing to be done, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.3.3; τὰ δεόμενα)]necessaries, [Refs (Inscriptiones Graecae 2.573.4)]; ἐπισκευάσαι τὰ δεόμενα parts needing repair, [Refs ([prev. work]22.1176.15)]; τὸ δεόμενον the point threatened, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 15.15.7)]; δεῖται impersonal, see at {δεῖ}.
B.II.2 beg a thing from a person, with double genitive of things et person, τῶν ἐδέετο σφέων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.157, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.32, etc.; μή μου δεηθῇς. ΘΗ. πράγματος ποίο; 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1170: frequently with _neuter_ _pronoun_ in _accusative_, τοῦτο ὑμῶν δέομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 17c, compare “Smp.” 173e, etc.: with _accusative_ _cognate_, δέημα, or oftener δέησιν, δεῖσθαί τινος, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1059, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.43, etc.: also with _accusative_ _of things_ only, ξύμφορα δ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.32; δυνατά τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 335e; δίκαια καὶ μέτρια ὑμῶν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 38.2; διαπράξωμαι ἃ δέομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.3.29: with _genitive_ _person_ only, δεηθεὶς ὑμῶν)] having begged a favour of you, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.108)]: c.genitive person et infinitive, ἐδέετο τοῦ δήμου φυλακῆς πρὸς αὐτοῦ κυρῆσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.59, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 336a, etc.; δ. τινὸς ὥστε.. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.119; ὅπως.. 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 84: rarely with _accusative_ _person_, ἐδέοντο Βοιωτοὺς ὅπως παραδώσουσι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.36: parenthetic, δέομαι)]I pray, [LXX (LXX.Gen.44.18.)]
B [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1006, etc.)]: future δεήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 395e)]: aorist ἐδέησα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 30.8, _Epic dialect_ δῆσα only 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.100)]: perfect δεδέηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 277d)]:—middle, future δεήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.32, etc.)], Doric dialect δεοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 120)]; later -ηθήσομαι [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Job.5.8, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.213c, etc.)]: aorist ἐδεήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.84, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 986, etc.)]: perfect δεδέημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.14, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 8.22 (the forms δεήσω, etc., compared with the _Epic dialect_ ἐδεύησα, δεύομαι, point to root δεϝ))]:—lack, miss, stand in need of, with genitive, ἐμεῖο δὲ δῆσε.. ἀλκτῆρα γενέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [prev. cited] (elsewhere 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus uses δεύω, which see))]; παραδείγματος τὸ παράδειγμα αὐτὸ δεδέηκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 277d, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.10.)]
B.2 frequently in Attic dialect, πολλοῦ δέω I want much, i.e. am far from, mostly with infinitive present, πολλοῦ δ. ἀπολογεῖσθαι I am far from defending myself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 30d; πολλοῦ δεῖς εἰπεῖν [prev. author] “Men.” 79b; π. δ. ἀγνοεῖν [prev. author] “Ly.” 204e; π. γε δέουσι μαίνεσθαι [prev. author] “Men.” 92a; also μικροῦ ἔδεον ἐν χερσὶν εἶναι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.6.11, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Γεωργός” 25; τοσούτου δέω ἱκανὸς εἶναι λέγειν ὥστε.. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 17.1; τοσούτου δέουσι μιμεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 14.17 (also τοσοῦτον δέω εἰδέναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 71a))]; παρὰ μικρὸν ἐδέησα ἀποθανεῖν variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 17.42; simply ἐδέησα κινδύνῳ περιπεσεῖν 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.5: _absolutely_, πολλοῦ γε δέω)] I am far from it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 228a; τοῦ παντὸς δέω 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1006; παντὸς δεῖ τοιοῦτος εἶναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 221d (_impersonal_ πολλοῦ δεῖ, etc., see at {δεῖ} II.1. b))]: in participle, παλαστῆς δεόντων τεττάρων ποδῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.373.8; μικροῦ δέοντα τέτταρα τάλαντα 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.35)]; the participle is frequently used to express numerals compounded with 8 or 9, ἀνδράσιν ἑνὸς δέουσι τριάκοντα [Refs (“IG” 12.374.413)]; δυοῖν δέοντα τεσσεράκοντα forty lacking two, thirty-eight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14; πεντήκοντα δυοῖν δέοντα ἔτη 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.2)]; ἑνὸς δέον εἰκοστὸν ἔτος the [Refs (20th year)]save one,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (the 19th, [prev. author] 8.6; δυοῖν δεούσαις εἴκοσι ναυσίν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.5: later, the)]infinitive stands absolutely, περὶ τὰ ἑνὸς δεῖν πεντήκοντα fifty save one, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1390b11)]: participle in genitive, τροφαλίδες μιᾶς δεούσης εἴκοσιν [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] “HA” 522a31; πόλεων δυοῖν δεούσαιν ἑξήκοντα 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 5.27; ἑξήκοντα ἑνὸς δέοντος ἔτη 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pompeius” 79.)]
B.3 participle δέων, δέουσα, as adjective, fit, proper, ὁ καιρὸς οὐκ ἔστι χρόνος δέων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 48b36; τοῖς δέουσι χρόνοις “IG” 12(3).247.11 (from Anaphe))]; ἡ δέουσα ἑκάστων χρῆσις Hierocl.p.61 [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus, etc.: especiallyfrequently in _neuter_, see at {δέον}.)]
B.4 δεῖ impersonal, see entry
B.II deponent verb δέομαι: contraction δῆσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophron Comicus 46)], participle δεύμενος [Refs ([prev. author] 36)]: future δεήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 53b:)]aorist ἐδεήθην: always personal, and used by [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in form δεύομαι (see. δεύω B):)]
B.II.1 absolutely, to be in want or need, require, mostly in participle, κάρτα δεόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.59)]; οἱ δεόμενοι the needy, opposed to οἱ κεκτημένοι τὰς οὐσίας, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 6.67.)]
B.II.1.b stand in need of, want, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.36, etc.; τὰ σὰ δεῖται κολαστοῦ.. ἔπη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1148; ῥώμης τινὸς δ. [prev. work] 1293)]; οὐδὲν δεῖσθαι τροφῆς have no need of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.43)]; ἤν τι δέωνται βασιλέως if they have any need of him, [Refs ([prev. work] 37: with)]infinitive, τοῦτο ἔτι δέομαι μαθεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 392d, compare “Euthd.” 275d, etc.)]; τὰ πράττεσθαι δεόμενα things needing to be done, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.3.3; τὰ δεόμενα)]necessaries, [Refs (Inscriptiones Graecae 2.573.4)]; ἐπισκευάσαι τὰ δεόμενα parts needing repair, [Refs ([prev. work]22.1176.15)]; τὸ δεόμενον the point threatened, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 15.15.7)]; δεῖται impersonal, see at {δεῖ}.
B.II.2 beg a thing from a person, with double genitive of things et person, τῶν ἐδέετο σφέων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.157, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.32, etc.; μή μου δεηθῇς. ΘΗ. πράγματος ποίο; 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1170: frequently with _neuter_ _pronoun_ in _accusative_, τοῦτο ὑμῶν δέομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 17c, compare “Smp.” 173e, etc.: with _accusative_ _cognate_, δέημα, or oftener δέησιν, δεῖσθαί τινος, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1059, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.43, etc.: also with _accusative_ _of things_ only, ξύμφορα δ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.32; δυνατά τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 335e; δίκαια καὶ μέτρια ὑμῶν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 38.2; διαπράξωμαι ἃ δέομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.3.29: with _genitive_ _person_ only, δεηθεὶς ὑμῶν)] having begged a favour of you, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.108)]: c.genitive person et infinitive, ἐδέετο τοῦ δήμου φυλακῆς πρὸς αὐτοῦ κυρῆσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.59, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 336a, etc.; δ. τινὸς ὥστε.. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.119; ὅπως.. 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 84: rarely with _accusative_ _person_, ἐδέοντο Βοιωτοὺς ὅπως παραδώσουσι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.36: parenthetic, δέομαι)]I pray, [LXX (LXX.Gen.44.18.)]