ΠΡΟΣΑΙΤΩ, προσαιτω
PROSAITŌ, prosaitō
Sounds Like: pros-AI-toh
Translations: beg, ask for alms, a beggar
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΑΙΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to beg or to ask for alms. It is a compound verb formed from 'πρός' (pros), meaning 'to' or 'towards', and 'αἰτέω' (aiteo), meaning 'to ask' or 'to demand'. Therefore, it literally means 'to ask towards' or 'to ask for something'. It describes the act of soliciting charity or financial assistance.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4319 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- John — 9:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΑΙΤΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΣΑΙΤΕΩ — to beg, to ask for alms
- ΠΡΟΣΑΙΤΗΣΟΥΣΙ — they will beg, they will ask for alms, they will be beggars
- ΠΡΟΣΑΙΤΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will beg, they will ask for alms, they will ask, they will implore
- ΠΡΟΣΑΙΤΩΝ — begging, a beggar
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