ΑἸΤΗΣΙΣ, αἰτησις
AITĒSIS, aitēsis
Sounds Like: ahee-TEE-sis
Translations: request, a request, petition, a petition, prayer, a prayer
From the root: ΑἸΤΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a request or petition, often made to a superior or to God. It implies a specific asking for something, rather than a general desire. It is commonly used in contexts of prayer or formal appeals.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0155 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:96
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 3:82
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 105:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Job — 6:8
From the same root
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