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epaiteō G1871

ἐπαιτέω (epaiteō) means “to ask/beg” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐπαιτέω Greek · G1871 2 tagged occurrences in 2 verses

Pronunciation guide: ep-ahee-teh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1871

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I beg, am a beggar, ask alms.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G1871

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
begging 1
to beg 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
to beg 1

Verses containing G1871

Page 1 of 1. 2 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

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  2. Luke 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.

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Sources and text

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