δέομαι

Verb

deomai · to pray

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 1210

Lexical summary

22

NT occurrences

10

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To be in want, to need; to ask, request, Mt. 9:38; Lk. 5:12; 8:28, 38; in NT absol. to pray, offer prayer, beseech, supplicate, Lk. 21:36; 22:32; Acts 4:31; 8:22, 24

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Citation form attested in NT

δέομαίPresent middle (deponent)

NT evidence

Future

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidence

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidence

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

Citation form attested in NT

ἐδεήθηνAorist passive

NT evidence

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonImperfect MiddleAorist PassivePresent DeponentReferences
SingularFirst—
ἐδεήθην:Luke 9:40
Third
—
Ἐδεῖτο:Luke 8:38
PluralFirst——
2 Corinthians 5:20

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist DeponentReferences
SingularSecond
Acts 8:22
PluralSecond
Matthew 9:38

Participle paradigms

Aorist Deponent participles

Aorist Deponent participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
PluralNominative——
Genitive
Acts 4:31
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Present Deponent participles

Present Deponent participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Acts 10:2
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Luke 21:36
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

δέομαι

Book distribution counts: Luke: 8 occurrences; Acts: 7 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 3 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; Matthew: 1 occurrences; Galatians: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences

Author

δέομαι
  • Luke15
  • Paul6
  • Matthew1

Author distribution counts: Luke: 15 occurrences; Paul: 6 occurrences; Matthew: 1 occurrences