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deesis

deesis {deh'-ay-sis}
Greek: noun feminine

Possible Definitions:
1) need, indigence, want, privation, penury
2) a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God or to man

deesis {deh'-ay-sis}

Greek: noun feminine

from 1189;

Translated as:

prayer (12 times)

supplication (6 times)

request (1 time)

Total: 19 times

Strong's Number 1162

TDNT - 2:40,144