To emphasize that prayers should be made for all people, Paul adds four types of prayers one after another. It is a Semitic literary device that groups synonyms to add luster to the basic concept (see the description of wisdom in Prov 1:1–6). Although each of these words can describe slightly different types of prayers (see below), that is not the point here (contra Origen, Augustine [both cited by Bernard], Hendriksen). The point is that all prayers, of all types, should be for all people. δέησις,