To beg
προσαιτέωStrong’s G4319prosaiteō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prosaiteō is the Greek word usually translated “begging”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?”
Meaning
Usually translated “begging”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- begging 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
προσαιτέω prosaiteō · to beg
προσ-αιτέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Job.27:14 * ;] 1. to ask besides. 2. to continue asking; hence, to importune, beg, ask alms: Jhn.9:8.† (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
- To ask earnestly; to beseech; to entreat or supplicate with humility.
- To ask or supplicate in charity; as, we may yet be reduced to beg our bread.
- 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.