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δέησις

δέησις, an entreating, asking: a prayer, entreaty

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δέησιν Noun: feminine accusative singular of δέησις

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δέ-ησις, εως, ἡ,
  • entreaty, Lys. 2.15 (pl.), Isoc. 8.138 (pl.), Pl. Ep. 329d (pl.), etc.; δέομαι δʼ ὑμῶν . . δικαίαν δέησιν D. 29.4; δεήσεις ποιεῖσθαι Ev.Luc. 5.33, cf. Wilcken Chr. 41 ii 12 (iii A.D.).
      • 2 written petition, CPHerm. 6.10, J. BJ 7.5.2, Ph. 2.586, PGen. 16.10 (iii A.D.).
    • II want, need, Antipho Soph. 11; ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις τε καὶ δεήσεσιν Pl. Erx. 405e; κατὰ τὰς δεήσεις according to their needs, Arist. Pol. 1257a23; δεήσεις εἰσὶν αἱ ὀρέξεις Id. Rh. 1385a22.

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