What does ἐπαιτέω (epaitéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαιτέω (epaitéō) is a Greek word meaning "to ask for".
Greek · G1871
ἐπαιτέω
To ask for
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ἐπαιτέω G1871
Pronunciation epaitéō
What does ἐπαιτέω (epaitéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαιτέω (epaitéō) is a Greek word meaning "to ask for".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1871?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include begging (1), to beg (1).
Where does ἐπαιτέω (epaitéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It begging 1× Luke 18:35
to beg 1× Luke 16:3
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 16:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Luke 2
Source forms
ἐπαιτεῖν 1x epaitein Luke 16:3
ἐπαιτῶν 1x epaitōn Luke 18:35
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 16:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 18:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to ask for
Strong's G1871
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to ask for
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:3 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐπαιτεῖν epaitein
I beg, ask alms
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 16:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Luke 18:35 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπαιτέω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain