ἈΠΑΙΤΕΝ, ἀπαιτεν
APAITEN, apaiten
Sounds Like: ah-pah-EE-ten
Translations: demand back, ask back, require, reclaim
From the root: ΑΠΑΙΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἀπό' (apo), meaning 'from' or 'back', and the verb 'αἰτέω' (aiteo), meaning 'to ask' or 'to demand'. Therefore, it means 'to ask back' or 'to demand back' something that was given or lent. It implies a request for restitution or return. In the provided context, it is used in an imperative sense, instructing someone not to demand back.
Inflection: Present Active Imperative, Second Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0523 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 1:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΑΙΤΕΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΑΙΤΕΙΣ — you demand, you ask back, you require, you exact
- ἈΠΑΙΤΗΘΕΙΣ — demanded, having been demanded, required, having been required
- ἈΠΑΙΤΗΘΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to be demanded back, to be required, to be asked for, to be exacted
- ἈΠΑΙΤΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — it will be demanded, it will be required, it will be asked back
- ἈΠΑΙΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — demanding, requiring, asking back, exacting, those demanding, those requiring
- ἈΠΑΙΤΟΥΣΑ — demanding, requiring, asking back, claiming
- ἈΠΑΙΤΟΥΣΗΣ — demanding, requiring, asking back, exacting, of demanding, of requiring
- ΑΠΑΙΤΕΙ — demand back, ask back, require, exact, claim, ask for, demand
- ΑΠΑΙΤΕΙΤΕ — you demand, you ask back, you require, you exact, you claim
- ΑΠΑΙΤΕΩ — demand back, ask back, require, exact, claim
- ΑΠΑΙΤΗΘΗΣΕΙ — will be demanded, will be required, will be asked for
- ΑΠΑΙΤΗΘΙΣ — be demanded, be required, be asked back
- ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΟΝ — demand, ask back, require, exact
- ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — demanding, requiring, asking back, claiming, exacting
- ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΝΤΙ — demanding, asking, requiring, requesting, exacting, of demanding, to demanding, to asking
- ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of demanding, of asking back, of requiring, of claiming, of exacting
- ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they demand, they ask back, they require, they exact
- ΑΠΑΙΤΩΝ — demanding, requiring, asking back, claiming, exacting
- ΑΠΕΤΟΥΝΤΑΙΣ — demanding, asking back, requiring, claiming, exacting
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