ΕΠΑΙΤΙΝ, επαιτιν
EPAITIN, epaitin
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 word is an infinitive form of the verb 'ΕΠΑΙΤΕΩ', meaning 'to beg' or 'to ask for alms'. It describes the act of soliciting charity or living as a beggar. In the provided context, it functions as an infinitive, indicating the action itself.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1871 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 16:3
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
- ΕΠΑΙΤΕΙΝ — to beg, to ask for alms, to live by begging
- ΕΠΑΙΤΕΩ — to beg, to ask alms
- ΕΠΑΙΤΩΝ — begging, a beggar, one who begs
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