G2428Greekἱketērías
ἱκετηρίας
intreaty
1
Total Occurrences
1
Books
0
Old Testament
1
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1an olive branch
- 2for 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
- 3supplication
Etymology & Derivation
from a derivative of the base of g2425 (through the idea of approaching for a favor)