ΜΕΤΑΙΤΕΙΝ, μεταιτειν
METAITEIN, metaitein
Sounds Like: meh-tai-TEIN
Translations: to ask for, to demand, to beg for, to request
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΙΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to ask for' or 'to demand'. It implies a request that is made with some insistence or expectation, often for something that is due or needed. It can be used in contexts where someone is begging or making a formal request.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3346 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 34:305
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 9:214
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΙΤΕΩ.
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- ΜΕΤΑΙΤΕΩ — to ask, to ask for, to beg, to demand
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