ΕΠΑΙΤΕΙΝ, επαιτειν
EPAITEIN, epaitein
Sounds Like: ep-ai-TEIN
Translations: to beg, to ask for alms, to live by begging
From the root: ΕΠΑΙΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of begging or asking for alms, often implying a state of poverty or dependence. It is used to express the action of soliciting assistance, particularly financial or material, from others. It is an infinitive form of the verb.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1871 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΑΙΤΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΑΙΤΗΣΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them beg, let them ask for alms, let them be beggars
- ἘΠΑΙΤΩΝ — begging, a beggar
- ΕΠΑΙΤΕΩ — to beg, to ask alms
- ΕΠΑΙΤΙΝ — to beg, to ask for alms, to live by begging
- ΕΠΑΙΤΩΝ — begging, a beggar, one who begs
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