What does προσαιτέω (prosaitéō) mean in the Bible?
προσαιτέω (prosaitéō) is a Greek word meaning "to beg".
Greek · G4319
προσαιτέω
To beg
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προσαιτέωG4319
Pronunciationprosaitéō
What does προσαιτέω (prosaitéō) mean in the Bible?
προσαιτέω (prosaitéō) is a Greek word meaning "to beg".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4319?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include beg (1), beggar (1), begging (1).
Where does προσαιτέω (prosaitéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 10:46. Its strongest book concentrations include John (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbeg1×John 9:8
beggar1×Mark 10:46
begging1×John 9:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 10:46
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Mark1John2
Source forms
προσαίτης2xprosaitēsMark 10:46, John 9:8
προσαιτῶν1xprosaitōnJohn 9:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMark 10:46, John 9:8
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xJohn 9:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to beg
Strong'sG4319
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to beg
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to ask besides.
2to continue asking; hence, to importune, beg, ask alms: Jhn.9:8.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 10:46Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προσαιτῶν.prosaitwn
I beg
Read verseLuke 18:35Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προσαιτῶν·prosaitwn
I beg
Read verseJohn 9:8Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προσαιτῶν;prosaitwn
I beg
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 groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveJohn 9:81×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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
προσαιτέω is built from these roots: