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To demand

ἀπαιτέωStrong’s G0523

apaiteō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Apaiteō is the Greek word usually translated “do ask back” and “is required”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.”
Luke 6:30 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “do ask back” and “is required”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • do ask back 1
  • is required 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἀπαιτέω apaiteō · to demand

ἀπ-αιτέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Deu.15:2-3, al. (נָגַשׂ), Sir.20:15, Wis.15:8, al. ;] to ask back, demand back: Luk.6:30 12:20 (MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “demand” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

DEMAND, verb transitive

[Latin To command; to send; hence, to commit or entrust. To ask is to press or urge.]

  1. To ask or call for, as one who has a claim or right to receive what is sought; to claim or seek as due by right.
  2. To ask by authority; to require; to seek or claim an answer by virtue of a right or supposed right in the interrogator, derived from his office, station, power or authority.“The officers of the children of Israel-were beaten, and demanded, wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick” Exodus 5:14
  3. To require as necessary or useful; as, the execution of this work demands great industry and care.
  4. To ask; to question; to inquire.“The soldiers also demanded of him, saying, what shall we do?” Luke 3:14
All definitions and other forms of “demand”
  1. To ask or require, as a seller of goods; as, what price do you demand?
  2. To sue for; to seek to obtain by legal process; as, the plaintiff, in his action, demands unreasonable damages.

DEMAND, noun

An asking for or claim made by virtue of a right or supposed right to the thing sought; an asking with authority; a challenging as due; as, the demand of the creditor was reasonable; the note is payable on demand

  1. The asking or requiring of a price for goods offered for sale; as, I cannot agree to his demand
  2. That which is or may be claimed as due; debt; as, what are your demands on the estate?
  3. The calling for in order to purchase; desire to possess; as, the demand for the Bible has been great and extensive; copies are in great demand
  4. A desire or a seeking to obtain.
  5. In law, the asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due, either expressly by words, or by implication, as by seizure of goods, or entry into lands.

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.