δεήθητε [4 verses] (verb 2nd pl aor subj/ind pass) "Pray" is from deomai, which means to "lack," "miss," "stand in need of," "want,"  "to be in want or need," "require," and to "beg a thing from."   -- (CW) The Greek word translated as "have prayed" is means to "lack", "miss", "stand in need of", "want",  "to be in want or need", "require", and to "beg a thing from".    The form is not the past tense, as translated, but a tense that refers to a specific point in time, past, present, or future. This is not the word usually translated as "pray," but it is always translated as "pray" when Jesus uses it. CW --Confusing Word -- This is not the common word usually translated as "pray."