ἐπαιτέω

epaiteōto ask/begHow to read Greek

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ἐπ-αιτέω, -ῶ, [in LXX: Psa_109:10 (H7592) Sir_40:28 * ;]

1. to ask besides.

2. to beg (as a mendicant; cf. MM, Exp., xiv): Luke 16:3; 18:35 (Cremer, 74).

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐπαιτέω:

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Luke 16:3ἐπαιτεῖν · to beg
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
Luke 18:35ἐπαιτῶν · begging
As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.