verb

demō

Greekδέομαι (deomai)

Strong’sG1189

I request, beg

stem d-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Words built on the same stem

Where it appears

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

demō“beg”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular7×

Luke 8:28“beg”horaratos de ton Iēsun anakrazaratos prospiptata auto kai fōna mega legata; Tinem mi kai si, Iēsur huior tou theou tou hupsistou? demō su, mē min basanizaseia;When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

Luke 9:38“beg”kai idou anēros apo tou ochlou boata legarōtos; Didaskalor, demō su epiblepara epi ton huion mu, hoti monogenos mi atō,Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.

Acts 8:34“ask”apokriniratos de tos eunouchos to Filippo legata; Demō su, peri tinou tos profētos legatō houtem? peri heautou ē peri heterou tinou?“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

Acts 21:39“beg”legata de tos Paulos; Mis anthrōpos men amō Ioudaios, Tarsevos tau Kilikiau, ouk asēmau politau politos; demō de su, epitrepasar mi lalara pros ton laon.But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

Acts 26:3“beg”malista gnōston arōton sin panteiu teiu kata Ioudaioin etheiu tē kai zētēmeiu; dio demō makrothumōs akouara mu.especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

2 Corinthians 10:2“beg”demō de tem mē pareiarōtos tharrara ta pepoithēsia ha logizemō tolmara epi tinoin toin logizerōtoin nin hōs kata sarxan peripatarōtoin.I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.

Galatians 4:12“beg”Ginevōr hōs mis, hoti kamis hōs vis, adelfoir, demō vu. oudenem min adikava;I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.

disar“pray”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×

Acts 8:22“pray”metanoasar oun apo tau kakiau su houtau, kai disar tou kuriou ei ara afiēkiti si tas epinoias tau kardiau su;Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

derōtois“pray”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine3×

Luke 21:36“praying”agrupnavōr de en panto kairo derōtois hina katischuaveia ekfeugara houteim panteim teim mellarōteim ginerō, kai histanira emprosthen tou huiou tou anthrōpou.So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

2 Corinthians 8:4“begging”meta pollau paraklēsiau derōtois nu, tan charian kai tan koinōnian tau diakoniau tau eis toin hagiointhey earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

1 Thessalonians 3:10“pray”nuxau kai hēmerau huperekperissou derōtois eis tem horara vu tem prosōpem kai katartizara teim husterēmeim tau pistiau vu?Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.

diratoiu“prayed”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive plural masculine1×

Acts 4:31“prayed”kai diratoiu autoiu saleuita tos topos en ho ale sunagirētois, kai pimplēila hapantois teu hagieu pneumeu, kai lalale ton logon tou theou meta parrēsiau.After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.