προσαιτέω

prosaiteōto begHow to read Greek
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Definition

προσ-αιτέω, -ῶ

[in LXX: Job 27:14 * ;]

1. to ask besides.

2. to continue asking; hence, to importune, beg, ask alms: John 9:8.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Mark 10:46προσαίτης · beggar
    Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
  2. John 9:8προσαίτης · begging; προσαιτῶν · beg
    At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”