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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: 1783. ἔντευξις (enteuxis) -- Intercession, petition, prayer</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1783.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/john/19-39.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/1783.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> > 1783</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/1782.htm" title="1782">◄</a> 1783. enteuxis <a href="../greek/1784.htm" title="1784">►</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">enteuxis: Intercession, petition, prayer</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἔντευξις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>enteuxis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>en-TOOK-sis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ent'-yook-sis)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Intercession, petition, prayer<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: approaching the king, hence a technical term), a petition, prayer, intercession.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἐντυγχάνω (entynchano), meaning "to meet" or "to intercede."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "enteuxis," the concept of intercession is present in the Hebrew Bible, often associated with the role of the prophets and priests. Key Hebrew terms related to intercession include פָּגַע (paga, Strong's H6293) meaning "to intercede" or "to entreat," and תְּפִלָּה (tefillah, Strong's H8605) meaning "prayer."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "enteuxis" refers to the act of interceding or making a petition on behalf of another. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a form of prayer that involves earnest appeal or supplication to God, often for the needs of others. It emphasizes the role of believers as intercessors, standing in the gap for others through prayer.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, intercession was a common practice, not only in religious contexts but also in social and political spheres. Intercessors would often act as mediators, advocating on behalf of others to higher authorities. In the Jewish tradition, intercession was a significant aspect of the priestly role, with priests offering prayers and sacrifices on behalf of the people. The early Christian community adopted and expanded this concept, emphasizing the priesthood of all believers and the call to intercede for one another.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1783</b> <i>énteuksis</i> – properly, <i>intervention</i> (<i>intersection</i> which literally "<i>hits the</i> mark"); <i>intervention</i> led by God, marking intersection between heaven and earth as it reflects the Lord's specific will. <a href="/greek/1793.htm">See 1793</a> (<i>entygxanō</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[The root of this term is <a href="/greek/5177.htm">5177</a> (<i>tygxánō</i>) which means "to strike, hit the bulls-eye" ("spot on"). Accordingly, it is used in classical Greek as the <i>antonym</i> of <i>harmartia</i> ("to miss the mark, sin"), so Lucian, Xenophon, Homer, etc. (see Thayer, <a href="/greek/5177.htm">5177</a> <i>/tygxánō</i>). Thus biblical intercession centers in waiting upon the Lord to learn what <i>hits the mark</i> (is His will) – i.e. guiding the believer to act as His agent. Intercession is not "the tool in and of itself" to act according to the <i>mark</i>, of the intercessor! It always builds on faith (learning God's <i>persuasion</i>).]</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/1783.htm">1783</a> <i>/énteuksis</i> ("Spirit-directed <i>intervention</i>") refers to the petitions (intercessions) of believers as they "fall in line with" <i>God's will</i> – revealing how the one intervening should <i>get involved</i> after drawing near to God and <i>agreeing</i> with His revealed will. True intercession (<a href="/greek/1783.htm">1783</a> <i>/énteuksis</i>) seeks to act only as the Lord directs, i.e. following His will to act as His hand extended (cf. 1 Jn 4:17).</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 <a href="/greek/1793.htm">entugchanó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a petition, i.e. spec. supplication<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>petitions (1), prayer (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 1783: ἔντευξις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἔντευξις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐντεύξεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐντυγχάνω</span>, which see), <span class="accented">a falling in with, meeting with</span> (<span class="greek2">αἱ</span> <span class="greek2">τοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">λῃσταῖς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐντεύξεις</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, politic., p. 298 d.); <span class="accented">an interview, a coming together,</span> to visit, converse, or for any other cause; <span class="accented">that for which an interview is held, a conference or conversation</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>, others), <span class="accented">a petition, supplication</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 16, 55; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 15, 3, 8; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Tib. Gracch. 11); used of prayer to God: <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-5.htm">1 Timothy 4:5</a>; plural (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">intercessions</span>), <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-1.htm">1 Timothy 2:1</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <a href="/interlinear/numbers/14.htm">Numbers 14</a> <span class="greek2">ποιεῖσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">θεῖον</span> <span class="greek2">ἐντεύξεις</span>). (Synonym: see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">δέησις</span></span>, at the end.)<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>intercession, prayer. <p>From <a href="/greek/1793.htm">entugchano</a>; an interview, i.e. (specially) supplication -- intercession, prayer. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1793.htm">entugchano</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ενέθηκεν ένθεσθε εντακήσεσθε εντακήσονται εντευξεις εντεύξεις ἐντεύξεις εντευξεως εντεύξεως ἐντεύξεως εντίθεται εντιμωθήτω enteuxeis enteúxeis enteuxeos enteuxeōs enteúxeos enteúxeōs<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/1_timothy/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δεήσεις προσευχάς <b>ἐντεύξεις</b> εὐχαριστίας ὑπὲρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [and] prayers, <span class="itali">petitions</span> [and] thanksgivings,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> prayers, <span class="itali">intercessions,</span> [and] giving of thanks,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> entreaties prayers <span class="itali">intercessions</span> thanksgivings for<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 4:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ καὶ <b>ἐντεύξεως</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the word of God <span class="itali">and prayer.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of God and <span class="itali">prayer.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of God and <span class="itali">prayer</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1783.htm">Strong's Greek 1783</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1783.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/enteuxeis_1783.htm">ἐντεύξεις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enteuxeo_s_1783.htm">ἐντεύξεως — 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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