Importunity
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Importunity (1 Occurrence)

Luke 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. (KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

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Importunity (1 Occurrence)
...IMPORTUNITY. im-por-tu'-ni-ti: Occurs only in Luke 11:8, where it is the rendering
of anaideia (Westcott-Hort, anaidia). ...Importunity (1 Occurrence). ...
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Prayers (99 Occurrences)
... 1. The Lord's Prayer 2. Christ's Doctrine of Prayer: Sacredness, Importunity,
Conditions 3. Prayers Offered by Christ (1) The High-priestly Prayer (2) The ...
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Press (57 Occurrences)
... 11. (v.) To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with
earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience. ...
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Impose (12 Occurrences)

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Knock (7 Occurrences)
... Knocking is used as a sign of importunity (Matthew 7:7, 8; Luke 13:25), and of the
coming of Christ (Luke 12:36; Revelation 3:20). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Needeth (7 Occurrences)
... Luke 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his
friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as ...
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Urge (34 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion,
or importunity. 3. (vt) To provoke; to exasperate. ...
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Urgent (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity;
calling for immediate attention; instantly important. ...
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Opportunity (35 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Convenience of situation; fitness. 3. (n.) Importunity; earnestness.
Multi-Version Concordance Opportunity (35 Occurrences). ...
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Grate (6 Occurrences)
... Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or
importunity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GRATE; GRATING. ...
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Greek
335. anaideia -- shamelessness
... importunity, shamelessness. From a compound of a (as a negative particle (compare
aneu)) and aidos; impudence, ie (by implication) importunity -- importunity. ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
IMPORTUNITY

im-por-tu'-ni-ti: Occurs only in Luke 11:8, where it is the rendering of anaideia (Westcott-Hort, anaidia). This Greek word implies an element of impudent insistence rising to the point of shamelessness which the English word "importunity" fails to express, thus weakening the argument of the parable, which is that if by shameless insistence a favor may be won, even from one unwilling and ungracious, still more surely will God answer the earnest prayer of His people. God's willingness to give exceeds our ability to ask. The parable teaches by way of contrast, not by parallel.

David Foster Estes

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity.
Strong's Hebrew
6293. paga -- to meet, encounter, reach
... A primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
-- come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession ...
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