Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G2428

ἱκετηρία

hiketeria · /hik-et-ay-ree'-ah/ — “supplication”

A suppliant's olive-branch, and by extension the act or plea of earnest supplication. In the LXX it denotes a formal, humble entreaty offered to God or a ruler.

Derivation: from ἱκέτης (suppliant)