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To ask/beg

ἐπαιτέωStrong’s G1871

epaiteō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epaiteō is the Greek word usually translated “beg” and “begging”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.”
Luke 16:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “beg” and “begging”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • to beg 1
  • begging 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

ἐπαιτέω epaiteō · to ask/beg

ἐπ-αιτέω, -ῶ, [in LXX: Psa_109:10 (H7592) Sir_40:28 * ;] 1. to ask besides. 2. to beg (as a mendicant; cf. MM, Exp., xiv): Luk.16:3 18:35 (Cremer, 74).† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

BEG, noun

In the Turkish dominions, a governor of a town or country; more particularly, the lord of a sangiac or banner. Every province is divided into seven sangiacs or banners, each of which qualifies a bey; and these are commanded by the governor of the province, called begler-beg or lord of all the beys. Each beg has the command of a certain number of spahis, or horse, denominated

    All definitions and other forms of “beg”

      BEG, verb transitive

      1. To ask earnestly; to beseech; to entreat or supplicate with humility.
      2. To ask or supplicate in charity; as, we may yet be reduced to beg our bread.
      3. To take for granted; to assume without proof; as, to beg the question in debate.

      BEG, verb intransitive

      To ask alms or charity; to practice begging; to live by asking alms.

        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.