1. ask for, request — To ask for or request something from someone, whether from God in prayer or from a person; the core and predominant sense of αἰτέω covering humble petitions, earnest requests, and general asking, as evidenced consistently across languages by Spanish pedir, Hindi maangna, Arabic طلب, Korean 구하다/요청하다, and Swahili omba. 61×
AR["تَسأَلوهُ","تَطلُبونَ","تَطلُبونَهُ","تَطْلُبَانِ","تَطْلُبُوا","تَطْلُبُونَ","طَلَبَ","نَطلُبْ","نَطْلُبَ","يَطْلُبُونَ"]·ben["চাই","চাইতে","চাইল","চাইলেন","চাও","চাও,","চাওয়ার","ῃτήσατο-মিনতি-করলেন"]·DE["bitten","bittet"]·EN["ask","asked","asked-for","to-ask","we-ask","you-are-asking","you-ask"]·FR["demander"]·heb["בִּקֵּשׁ","לִ-שְׁאֹל","מְבַקְּשִׁים","נְבַקֵּשׁ","נִשְׁאַל","שְׁאֹל","שׁוֹאֲלִים","תְבַקְּשׁוּ","תִּשְׁאֲלוּ"]·HI["तुम-माँगो","माँगते-हो","माँगने","माँगने-से","माँगा","माँगो","माँगोगे","मांगते-हो","मांगा","मांगें","मांगो","हम-माँगें"]·ID["Kamu-meminta,","kami-minta","kamu-meminta,","kamu-minta","kita-minta","kita-minta,","meminta"]·IT["chiedere"]·jav["kawula-nyuwun","kawula-sedaya-nyuwun","nyuwun","nyuwun,","panjenengan-nyuwun","panjenengan-nyuwun,","panjenengan-sedaya-nyuwun"]·KO["구하고,","구하기-전에","구하면","구한다,","구했다","요청하기를","요청하는지","요청하리라","요청하였다","요청했다","우리-가-구하면"]·PT["a-pedir","pedirdes","pedirmos","pedirmos,","pedis","pediu"]·RU["попросил","попросили","попросим","попросите","просил","просим","просим,","просите","просите,","просить"]·ES["a-pedir","pedimos","pedir","pedís","pidamos","pidiereis","pidió","pidáis","te-pidamos"]·SW["akaomba","akauliza","aliomba","katika","kumwomba","kuomba","mkaomba","mnaomba","mtakachomwomba","mtakachoniomba","mtakachoomba","tukuombe","tunaomba"]·TR["dilerseniz","istedi","istemeniz","istemeye","istersek","isterseniz","istersiniz","istiyorsunuz"]·urd["درخواست-کی","مانگا","مانگتے-ہو","مانگتے-ہو٬","مانگنا","مانگنے","مانگو","مانگیں","مانگیں،","مانگے"]
Matt 5:42, Matt 6:8, Matt 7:7, Matt 7:8, Matt 7:9, Matt 7:10, Matt 7:11, Matt 20:22, Matt 21:22, Matt 27:58, Mark 6:22, Mark 6:23 (+38 more)
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Senses
2. demand, require — To demand or require something with urgency or authority, a stronger register of asking that carries the force of insistence or entitlement rather than humble petition; distinguished by English 'demanding' and contextual indicators of authoritative or persistent asking. 9×
AR["طالِبينَ","طالِبَةً","طَالِبِينَ","طَلَبوا","طَلَبُوا","كانوا-يَطْلُبونَهُ","يَطْلُبُوا"]·ben["চাইছিল","চাইতে","চাইল","চাইলেন","চায়","চাহিয়া"]·DE["bittet"]·EN["asking","demanding","they-asked","they-should-ask-for","they-were-asking","they-were-asking-for"]·FR["demander"]·heb["בִּקְשׁוּ","יִשְׁאֲל-וּ","מְבַקְשִׁים","מְבַקֶּשֶׁת","שָׁאֲלוּ"]·HI["मअनगति-हुइ","माँगते-थे","माँगते-हुए","माँगतेहुए","मांगते-थे","मांगा","मांगें"]·ID["meminta","menuntut","mereka-minta"]·IT["chiedere"]·jav["nyuwun","piyambakipun-sedaya-nyuwun","tiyang-tiyang-punika-nyuwun"]·KO["구하며","구했다","요구하도록","요구하며","요구했던","요청하며"]·PT["pedindo","pediram","pedissem"]·RU["попросили","просили","прося","требуя"]·ES["pedían","pidiendo","pidieran","pidieron"]·SW["-","kitu","wakaomba","wakiomba","waliomba","waombe"]·TR["istediler","istesinler","isteyerek","istiyorlardı"]·urd["مانگا","مانگتی-ہوئی","مانگتے-تھے","مانگتے-ہوئے","مانگیں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
αἰτ-έω (Aeolic dialect αἴτημι Refs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect imperfect αἴτεονRefs 5th c.BC+future αἰτήσω: aorist ᾔτησα: perfect ᾔτηκαNT: pluperfect ᾐτήκειRefs 2nd c.AD+perfect passive ᾔτημαι, etc.:—ask, beg, absolutely, Refs 8th c.BC+ __2 mostly with accusative of things, ask for, demand, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁδὸν αἰ. ask leave to depart, Refs 8th c.BC+; αἰ. τινί τι to ask something for one,Refs 5th…