Strong's Number 1162

Transliteration:

deesis {deh'-ay-sis}

Word Origin:

from 1189

TDNT:

2:40,144

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

prayer 12, supplication 6, request 1

Total: 19

Definition:

need, indigence, want, privation, penury
a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God or to man For Synonyms see entry 5828