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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2428. ἱκετηρία (hiketéria) -- Supplication, entreaty</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2428.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/3-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2428.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2428</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2427.htm" title="2427">◄</a> 2428. hiketéria <a href="../greek/2429.htm" title="2429">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hiketéria: Supplication, entreaty</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἱκετηρία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hiketéria<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hee-keh-tee-REE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hik-et-ay-ree'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Supplication, entreaty<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(originally: the olive branch held in the hand of the suppliant), supplication, entreaty.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ἱκέτης (hiketēs), meaning "a suppliant" or "one who makes a request."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hiketéria," the concept of supplication is present in Hebrew terms such as תְּחִנָּה (teḥinnah, Strong's H8467), which also denotes a plea or entreaty.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "hiketéria" refers to a humble and earnest request or plea, often directed towards a deity or a person in authority. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe a form of prayer characterized by earnestness and humility, reflecting a deep sense of need and dependence on God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, supplication was a common practice, often involving rituals and symbols such as olive branches to signify peace and submission. Supplicants would approach deities or rulers with humility, seeking favor or mercy. This cultural understanding of supplication informs the New Testament usage, where believers are encouraged to approach God with a similar attitude of humility and dependence.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2428</b> <i>hiketēría</i> – properly, an olive branch; (figuratively) earnest <i>supplication</i> for <i>peace</i> (relief, reconciliation), used only in Heb 5:7. </p><p class="discovery">[This is also the regular meaning of this term in secular antiquity, <i>BAGD</i>.] </p><p class="discovery">Heb 5:7: "In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and <i>supplications</i> (<a href="/greek/2428.htm">2428</a> <i>/hiketēría</i>) with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety" (<i>NASU</i>).</p><p class="discovery">Jesus' <i>supplications</i> underline His unfathomable <i>humility in identifying with our great need</i>!</p><p class="discovery">[An olive branch, held in the hand of a suppliant, showed heartfelt "supplication, entreaty" (Souter). <a href="/greek/2428.htm">2428</a> (<i>hiketēría</i>) in ancient times was frequently used of a suppliant carrying an <i>olive branch</i> as a token for "<i>seeking peace</i>."]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from hiketérios; from adjective hiketés (a suppliant)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>supplication<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>supplications (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2428: ἱκετήριος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἱκετήριος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἱκετηρία</span>, <span class="greek2">ἱκετηριον</span> (<span class="greek2">ἱκέτης</span> a suppliant), <span class="accented">pertaining to a suppliant, fit for a suppliant</span>; <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">ἱκετηρία</span>, as a substantive, namely, <span class="greek2">ἐλαία</span> or <span class="greek2">ῤάβδος</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">an olive-branch</span>; for suppliants approached the one whose aid they would implore holding an olive-branch entwined with white wool and fillets, to signify that they came as suppliants (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § 51, under the end): <span class="greek2">λαμβάνειν</span> <span class="greek2">ἱκετηριαν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 5, 51; <span class="greek2">ἱκετηριαν</span> <span class="greek2">τιθέναι</span> or <span class="greek2">προβάλλεσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">παρά</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, etc. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἱκεσία</span>, <span class="accented">supplication</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Isocrates</span>, p. 186 d. vat.; <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>; 2 Macc. 9:18): plural joined with <span class="greek2">δεήσεις</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 3, 112, 8; singular <a href="/interlinear/job/40-22.htm">Job 40:22</a>, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>supplication. <p>From a derivative of the base of <a href="/greek/2425.htm">hikanos</a> (through the idea of approaching for a favor); intreaty -- supplication. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2425.htm">hikanos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ικέται ικετηριας ικετηρίας ἱκετηρίας hiketerias hiketerías hiketērias hiketērías iketerias iketērias<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/5-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 5:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τε καὶ <b>ἱκετηρίας</b> πρὸς τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> prayers <span class="itali">and supplications</span> with loud<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> prayers and <span class="itali">supplications</span> with strong<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> both and <span class="itali">entreaties</span> to him who<p><b><a href="/greek/2428.htm">Strong's Greek 2428</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2428.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ikete_rias_2428.htm">ἱκετηρίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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