Greek · Strong's G1871
ἐπαιτέω
epaiteoep-ahee-teh'-o
to ask for
1890 spelling: epaitéō
- ε5
- π80
- α1
- ι10
- τ300
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,201
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to ask for
Rendered in the KJV as
beg.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἐπαιτεῖν1
- ἐπαιτῶν.1
How it is rendered · 2
- begging.1
- to beg1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
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- V-PAN · 1
- V-PAP-NSM · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 16:3ἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to beg
- Luke 18:35ἐπαιτῶν.epaitōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAs Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.here: begging.