δέ-ησις,εως,ἡ,
A. entreaty,
Lys. 2.15 (pl.), Isoc. 8.138 (pl.), Pl. Ep. 329d (pl.), etc.; δέομαι δ' ὑμῶν . . δικαίαν δέησιν
D. 29.4
; δεήσεις ποιεῖσθαι
Ev.Luc. 5.33
, cf. Wilcken Chr. 41 ii 12
(iii A.D.).
2. writtenpetition,
CPHerm. 6.10 , J. BJ 7.5.2 , Ph. 2.586 , PGen. 16.10
(iii A.D.).
II. want, need,
Antipho Soph. 11 ; ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις τε καὶ δεήσεσιν
Pl. Erx. 405e
;κατὰ τὰς δεήσειςaccording to theirneeds,
Arist. Pol. 1257a23 ; δεήσεις εἰσὶν αἱ ὀρέξεις