- Original: δέησις - Transliteration: Deesis - Phonetic: deh'-ay-sis - Definition: 1. need, indigence, want, privation, penury 2. a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God or to man - Origin: from G1189 - TDNT entry: 02:40,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G1189 ; a petition: - prayer request supplication. Total KJV Occurrences: 19 • prayer, 7 Luke 1:13; Romans 10:1; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 2 Corinthians 9:14; Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:19; Jam 5:16 • prayers, 5 Luke 2:37; Luke 5:33; 2 Timothy 1:3; Hebrews 5:7; 1 Peter 3:12 • request, 1 Philippians 1:4 • supplication, 4 Act 1:14; Eph 6:18(2); Philippians 4:6 • supplications, 2 1 Timothy 2:1; 1 Timothy 5:5