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ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι

To ask for · to ask (in genitive case)

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ἐπαιτέω G1871 to ask for
Pronunciation epaitéō
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αἰτέω G154 to ask (in genitive case)
Pronunciation aitéō
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What does ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι (epaitein aischynomai) mean in the Bible?

ἐπαιτέω · αἰτέω is a Greek word meaning "I am ashamed to beg".

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Meaning

I am ashamed to beg
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present
Voices
Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 16:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Luke 18:35 1×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 67 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 11 ongoing 7 prospective 7 resultant 1 imperative 7 background 2 subjunctive 15 infinitive 4 participle 13
Tense
present 29 aorist 28 future 7 imperfect 2 perfect 1
Voice
active 38 middle 29
Mood
indicative 28 subjunctive 15 participle 13 imperative 7 infinitive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:42 αἰτοῦντί present active participle participle Matthew 6:8 αἰτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:10 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:11 αἰτοῦσιν present active participle participle Matthew 7:7 Αἰτεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:8 αἰτῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:9 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 14:7 αἰτήσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:19 αἰτήσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:20 αἰτοῦσά present active participle participle Matthew 20:22 αἰτεῖσθε present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 21:22 αἰτήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:20 αἰτήσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:58 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 6:22 Αἴτησόν aorist active imperative imperative Mark 6:23 αἰτήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:24 αἰτήσωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:25 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 10:35 αἰτήσωμέν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:38 αἰτεῖσθε present middle indicative ongoing Mark 15:43 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 15:8 αἰτεῖσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Luke 1:63 αἰτήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 6:30 αἰτοῦντί present active participle participle Luke 11:10 αἰτῶν present active participle participle Luke 11:11 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 11:12 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 11:13 αἰτοῦσιν present active participle participle Luke 11:9 αἰτεῖτε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:48 αἰτήσουσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 23:23 αἰτούμενοι present middle participle participle Luke 23:25 ᾐτοῦντο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 23:52 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed John 4:10 ᾔτησας aorist active indicative completed John 4:9 αἰτεῖς present active indicative ongoing John 11:22 αἰτήσῃ aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive John 14:13 αἰτήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 14:14 αἰτήσητέ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:16 αἰτήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:7 αἰτήσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative +27 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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