155. aitéma
Berean Strong's Lexicon
aitéma: Request, petition, demand

Original Word: αἴτημα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: aitéma
Pronunciation: ah'-ee-tay-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (ah'-ee-tay-mah)
Definition: Request, petition, demand
Meaning: a petition, request.

Word Origin: Derived from αἰτέω (aiteō), meaning "to ask" or "to request."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is שְׁאֵלָה (she'elah), which also means "request" or "petition."

Usage: The term "aitéma" refers to a specific request or petition made by an individual. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of prayer or supplication to God, highlighting the act of asking or making a request with a sense of earnestness and humility.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, making requests or petitions was a common practice, both in religious and secular contexts. Petitioning deities or authorities was a way to seek favor, assistance, or intervention. In Jewish tradition, prayer was a central aspect of worship and daily life, and making requests to God was seen as an expression of faith and dependence on His providence.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from aiteó
Definition
a request
NASB Translation
demand (1), requests (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 155: αἴτημα

αἴτημα, (τος, τό (αἰτέω) (from Plato down), what is or has been asked for: Luke 23:24; plural (A. V. requests), Philippians 4:6 (cf. Ellicott at the passage); things asked for, 1 John 5:15. (See the preceding word, and Trench, § li.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
petition, request, required.

From aiteo; a thing asked or (abstractly) an asking -- petition, request, required.

see GREEK aiteo

Forms and Transliterations
αιτημα αίτημα αίτημά αἴτημα αιτηματα αιτήματα αιτήματά αἰτήματα αιτήματί αίτησιν αίτησις aitema aitēma aítema aítēma aitemata aitēmata aitḗmata
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 23:24 N-NNS
GRK: γενέσθαι τὸ αἴτημα αὐτῶν
NAS: pronounced sentence that their demand be granted.
KJV: that it should be as they required.
INT: to be done the demand of them

Philippians 4:6 N-ANP
GRK: εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω
NAS: with thanksgiving let your requests be made known
KJV: let your requests be made known unto
INT: thanksgiving the requests of you let be made known

1 John 5:15 N-ANP
GRK: ἔχομεν τὰ αἰτήματα ἃ ᾐτήκαμεν
NAS: that we have the requests which
KJV: we have the petitions that
INT: we have the requests which we have asked

Strong's Greek 155
3 Occurrences


αἴτημα — 1 Occ.
αἰτήματα — 2 Occ.

















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