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αἰτέω
αἰτέω to ask, beg, Od., etc. c. acc. rei, to ask for, crave, demand, Hom., etc.; ὁδὸν αἰτ. to beg oneʼs departure, i. e. ask leave to depart, Od.:—c. acc. pers. et rei, to ask a person for a thing, Hom., etc.; δίκας αἰτ. τινὰ φόνου to demand satisfaction from one for murder, Hdt. c. acc. pers. et inf. to ask one to do, Od., etc. Mid. to ask for oneself, to claim, Aesch., etc.:—but often used just like Act. Pass.: of persons, to have a thing begged of one, Hdt., Thuc. of things, to be asked, τὸ αἰτεόμενον Hdt., etc.

ShortDef

to ask, beg; postulate

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Headword:
αἰτέω
Headword (normalized):
αἰτέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αιτεω
Intro Text:
αἰτέω to ask, beg, Od., etc. c. acc. rei, to ask for, crave, demand, Hom., etc.; ὁδὸν αἰτ. to beg oneʼs departure, i. e. ask leave to depart, Od.:—c. acc. pers. et rei, to ask a person for a thing, Hom., etc.; δίκας αἰτ. τινὰ φόνου to demand satisfaction from one for murder, Hdt. c. acc. pers. et inf. to ask one to do, Od., etc. Mid. to ask for oneself, to claim, Aesch., etc.:—but often used just like Act. Pass.: of persons, to have a thing begged of one, Hdt., Thuc. of things, to be asked, τὸ αἰτεόμενον Hdt., etc.
IDX:
936
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n936
Key:
ai)te/w

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