Lexical Summary epaiteō: to beg Original Word: ἐπαιτέωTransliteration: epaiteō Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ahee-teh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to beg Meaning: to beg Strong's Concordance beg. From epi and aiteo; to ask for -- beg. see GREEK epi see GREEK aiteo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1871: ἐπαιτέωἐπαιτέω, ἐπαίτω; 1. to ask besides, ask for more: Homer, Iliad 23, 593. 2. to ask again and again, importunately: Sophocles Oed. Tyr. 1416; to beg, to ask alms: Luke 16:3; (Luke 18:35 L T Tr WH); (Psalm 108:10 |