Intercession
ἔντευξιςStrong’s G1783enteuxis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Enteuxis is the Greek word usually translated “intercessions” and “prayer”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;”
Meaning
Usually translated “intercessions” and “prayer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- intercessions 1
- prayer 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἔντευξις enteuxis · intercession
ἐν-τευξις, -εως, ἡ (ἐντυγχάνω, which see), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:3 * ;] 1. a lighting upon, meeting with. 2. conversation. 3. a petition (in this sense common in π.; cf. Deiss., BS, 121 f., 146; MM, Exp., iii): 1Ti.4:5; p1., 1Ti.2:1.† SYN.: δέησις (which see) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “intercession” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INTERCES'SION, noun
[Latin intercessio, from intercedo. See Intercede.]
- “for the transgressors” Isaiah 53:12
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.