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Strong's G2428 · Greek

ἱκετηρία

hiketeria · hik-et-ay-ree'-ah

from a derivative of the base of 2425 (through the idea of approaching for a favor); intreaty


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἱκετήριος (G2428)

1 ἱκετήριος , -α, -ον ( ἱκέτης , a suppliant ), [in LXX: Jb 40:22 ( 27 ), II Mac 9:18 *;] of a suppliant ; as subst., ἡ ἱ. (sc. ῥάβδος ), in cl., an olive-branch , carried by a suppliant. In late Gk. = ἱκεσία , supplication : pl., δεήσεις κ. ἱ. , He 5:7 . SYN. : v.s. δέησις .

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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