Lexical Definition

‎δέομαι‎ déomai (deh'-om-ahee) to pray ^G:V
middle voice of ‎δέω‎

beseech, pray (to), make request.

• to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition

Abbott-Smith

δέομαι (mid. of δέω, II, q.v., as depon.) [in LXX for חנן, etc. ;]
to want for oneself;
1. to want, need:
(a) absol.;
(b) c. gen.
2. to beg, request, beseech, pray;
(i) in general: absol., Ac 26:3, WH; c. gen. pers., Lk 5:12 8:28, 38 (ἐδεῖτο; T, ἐδέετο, cf. Veitch, s.v. δέω) 9:38, Ac 8:34 21:39, II Co 5:20, Ga 4:12; seq. ἵνα, Lk 9:40; seq. τό, c. inf., II Co 10:2; c. gen. pers. et rei, II Co 8:4;
(ii) of prayer to God: absol., Ac 4:31; seq. εἴ πως, Ro 1:10; ἵνα, Lk 21:36 22:32; εἰς τό, I Th 3:10; ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τ. κύριον, ὅπως, Ac 8:24; c. gen., τοῦ κυρίου, ὅπως, Mt 9:38, Lk 10:2; τοῦ Θεοῦ, Ac 10:2; seq. εἰ ἄρα, Ac 8:22.†
SYN.: αἰτέω, and cf. δέησις.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

δέομαι,

__B [Refs 4th c.BC+]: future δεήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐδέησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect δεδέηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, future δεήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], Doric dialect δεοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later -ηθήσομαι [LXX+1st c.AD+]: aorist ἐδεήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect δεδέημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—lack, miss, stand in need of, with genitive, ἐμεῖο δὲ δῆσε.. ἀλκτῆρα γενέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; παραδείγματος τὸ παράδειγμα αὐτὸ δεδέηκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.2 frequently in Attic dialect, πολλοῦ δέομαι I want much, i.e. am far from, mostly with infinitive present, πολλοῦ δ. ἀπολογεῖσθαι I am far from defending myself, [δέομαι ἱκανὸς εἶναι λέγειν ὥστε.. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 17.1; τοσούτου δέουσι μιμεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 14.17 (also τοσοῦτον δέομαι εἰδέναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 71a)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ μικρὸν ἐδέησα ἀποθανεῖν variant in [δέομαι">Refs 5th c.BC+] I am far from it, [δέομαι 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)">Refs 5th c.BC+]: in participle, παλαστῆς δεόντων τεττάρων ποδῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; the participle is frequently used to express numerals compounded with 8 or 9, ἀνδράσιν ἑνὸς δέουσι τριάκοντα [Refs]; δυοῖν δέοντα τεσσεράκοντα forty lacking two, thirty-eight, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑνὸς δέον εἰκοστὸν ἔτος the [Refs]save one,[Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive stands absolutely, περὶ τὰ ἑνὸς δεῖν πεντήκοντα fifty save one, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: participle in genitive, τροφαλίδες μιᾶς δεούσης εἴκοσιν [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__B.3 participle δέομαιν, δέουσα, as adjective, fit, proper, ὁ καιρὸς οὐκ ἔστι χρόνος δέομαιν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ δέουσα ἑκάστων χρῆσις Hierocl.p.61 [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.4 δεῖ impersonal, see entry
__B.II deponent verb δέομαι: contraction δῆσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+], participle δεύμενος [Refs]: future δεήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐδεήθην: always personal, and used by [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II.1 absolutely, to be in want or need, require, mostly in participle, κάρτα δεόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ δεόμενοι the needy, opposed to οἱ κεκτημένοι τὰς οὐσίας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.1.b stand in need of, want, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν δεῖσθαι τροφῆς have no need of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἤν τι δέομαινται βασιλέως if they have any need of him, [Refs]infinitive, τοῦτο ἔτι δέομαι μαθεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ πράττεσθαι δεόμενα things needing to be done, [Refs 5th c.BC+]necessaries, [Refs]; ἐπισκευάσαι τὰ δεόμενα parts needing repair, [Refs]; τὸ δεόμενον the point threatened, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; 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+] having begged a favour of you, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: c.genitive person et infinitive, ἐδέετο τοῦ δήμου φυλακῆς πρὸς αὐτοῦ κυρῆσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]I pray, [LXX]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Job.5.8 ☩ LXX.Gen.44.18}