Request
αἴτημαStrong’s G0155aitēma
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aitēma is the Greek word usually translated “requests” and “demand”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.”
Meaning
Usually translated “requests” and “demand”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- requests 2
- demand 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Philippians 1
- 1 John 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
αἴτημα aitēma · request
αἴτημα, -ατος, τό (αἰτέω), [in LXX chiefly for שְׁאֵלָה ;] that which has been asked for, a petition, request: Luk.23:24, Php.4:6, Jhn.5:15.† SYN.: see: δέησις. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “request” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REQUEST', verb transitive
- To ask; to solicit; to express desire for.“The weight of the golden ear-rings which he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold” Judges 8:26
- To express desire to; to ask.
- A court of conscience for the recovery of small debts, held by two aldermen and four commoners, who try causes by the oath of parties and of other witnesses.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.