121c

γενέθλιος, ον, also α, ον Lyc.1194:—

A of or belonging to one's birth, γ. δόσις a birthday gift, A.Eu.7; ἡ γενέθλιος ἡμέρα birthday, Epicur. Fr. 217, OGl111.29 (ii B. C.), etc.; γενεθλία ἡμέρα ib.222.6 (iii B. C.): pl., ib.493.20 (ii A. D.);

τῇ γενεθλίᾳ POxy.494.24

(ii A. D.); and ἡ γενέθλιος, without ἡμέρα, CIG3957b, Luc.Dem.Enc.2;

γενέθλιον ἦμαρ AP6.261

(Crin.); also

ἀγὼν γ. τοῦ θεάτρου

to celebrate a birthday, ClG

4342d

([place name] Aspendus); τὰ γ. birthday feast, SIG463.11; γ. θύειν offer birthday offerings, E. Ion 653, Pl.Alc.1.121c;

ἑστιᾶν Luc.Herm.11

, cf. BGU 362x9 (iii A. D.), etc.

II of one's race or family, esp. of tutelary gods,

Ζεὺς γ. Pi.O.8.16

, P.4.167;

γ. δαίμων Id.O.13.105

;

γ. θεοί A.Th. 639

(but in Pl.Lg. 729c, 879d, presiding over generation, and in D.H.1.67, = Penates); αἷμα γ. kindred blood, E.Or.89; γ. ἀραί a parent's curse, A.Ch. 912.

III giving birth, generative, γενέθλιος ἀκτίνων πατήρ, i.e. the Sun, Pi.O.7.70; γ. πόρος thy natal stream, A.Eu. 293;

βλάσται γ. S.OC 972

; ἀνέλυσα γενέθλιον.. [δελφύν], of her first child, Hymn.Is.17.

δύσ-φθαρτος, ον,

A hard to destroy, S.E.M.9.19; not easily spoilt, Diph.Siph. ap. Ath.3.121c, Hices.ib. 87d, Xenocr.73 ([comp] Comp.), Dsc. 2.9.

θύω (A), [tense] impf. ἔθυον, [dialect] Ep.

A

θῦον Od.15.222

, [dialect] Ion.

θύεσκον Hippon. 37

: [tense] fut. θύσω [ῡ] E.El. 1141, Pl.Lg. 909d, Henioch.5.10, [dialect] Dor.

θυσῶ Theoc. 2.33

; [ per.] 3pl.

θυσέοντι IG12(3).452

([place name] Thera): [tense] aor.

ἔθῡσα Od.9.231

, etc., [dialect] Ep.

θῦσα 14.446

: [tense] pf.

τέθῠκα Ar.Lys. 1062

, Pl.R. 328c:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut.

θύσομαι E.Heracl. 340

(as [voice] Pass., Hdt.7.197): [tense] aor.

ἐθυσάμην Th.4.92

, ([etym.] ἐκ-) Hdt.6.91, etc.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

τῠθήσομαι D.S.16.91

, Luc. DDeor.4.2: [tense] aor. ἐτύθην [ῠ] Hdt.1.216, A.Ch. 242, Philem.155.2 (part. written

θυθέν Men.Sam. 185

, cf.

τὴν βοῦν τὴν θυθεῖσαν IG12(7).241

(Amorgos, iii B.C.), etc.): [tense] pf.

τέθῠμαι A.Eu. 341

(lyr.), Ar.Av. 1034, X. HG3.5.5 (in med. sense, 5.1.18, An.7.8.21): [tense] plpf.

ἐτέθῠτο Id.HG3.1.23

. [[pron. full] ῡ in [tense] fut. and [tense] aor., [pron. full] ῠ in [tense] pf. [voice] Act. and [voice] Pass., and [tense] aor. [voice] Pass.; [pron. full] ῡ generally in [tense] pres. and [tense] impf., exc. in trisyll. cases of part., θῠοντα Od.15.260,

θύ?θύωXοντες h.Ap. 491

, but

θύ?θύωXεσκε Hippon. 37

; ἔθύ?θύωXε, θύ?θύωXων, Pi. O.10(11).57,13.69; θύ?θύωXειν, at the end of a line, E.El. 1141 (s.v. l., fort. θύη), Cyc. 334, Ar.Ach. 792 (spoken by a Megarian); θύ?θύωXεις, θύ?θύωXω, Strato Com.1.19, 20; θύ?θύωXωντι [ per.] 3pl. [tense] pres. subj., Theoc.4.21.]

I [voice] Act., offer by burning meat or drink to the gods (

τὸ θύειν δωρεῖσθαί ἐστι τοῖς θεοῖς Pl.Euthphr. 14c

),

θεοῖσι δὲ θῦσαι ἀνώγει Πάτροκλον.., ὁ δ' ἐν πυρὶ βάλλε θυηλάς Il.9.219

, cf. Aristarch. ap. Sch.adloc., Com.Adesp.7D. (ap. Phryn.PSp.74 B.); ἦ ῥα καὶ ἄρ γματα θῦσε θεοῖς, of a drink-offering, Od.14.446, cf. 15.260; so ἔνθα δὲ πῦρ κήαντες ἐθύσαμεν (sc. τῶν τυρῶν) made an offering of cheese, 9.231;

θ. ἀκρόθινα Pi.O.10(11).57

; πέλανον, δεῖπνα, A.Pers. 204, Eu. 109; πυρούς, ναστούς, Ar.Av. 565, 567: c. dat. rei, θ. τούτῳ ὅ τι ἔχοι ἕκαστος (with v.l. τοῦτο) Hdt.1.50.

2 sacrifice, slay a victim, [ τῷ ἡλίῳ] θ. ἵππους (v.l. ἵπποισι) ib. 216;

ταῦρον Pi.O.13.69

;

αὑτοῦ παῖδα A.Ag. 1417

, cf. S.El. 532, etc.;

ἱρά Hdt.1.59

;

ἱερεῖα Th.1.126

, etc.; θ. θῦμα, θυσίαν, Pl.Plt. 290e, R. 362c, etc.; θ. διαβατήρια, ἐπινίκια, etc., Plu.Luc.24, Pl.Smp. 173a, etc.:—[voice] Pass., τὰ τεθυμένα the flesh of the victim, X.HG4.3.14, etc.; τὰ τεθ. ἱερά ib.3.5.5;

τὰ θυόμενα Id.Lac.15.3

.

b simply, slaughter, Hdt.1.126, Ar.Lys. 1062, LXXIs.22.13.

3 abs., offer sacrifice, Hdt.1.31.al., A.Ag. 594, Fr.161.2, S.OC 1159; τοῖσι θεοῖσι θ. Pherecr. 23, cf. Hdt.4.60, 8.138;

θεῶν ἕνεκα Men.129.1

.

4 celebrate with offerings or sacrifices, σῶστρα θ. Hdt.1.118;

γενέθλια Pl.Alc.1.121c

;

Λύκαια, Ἡράκλεια X.An.1.2.10

, D.19.86;

ἐλευθέρια Henioch.5.10

;

γάμους Plu.Pomp.55

.

5 c. dupl.acc., εὐαγγέλια θ. ἑκατὸν βοῦς sacrifice a hundred oxen for the good news, Ar.Eq. 656.

6 Ἑστίᾳ θύειν, prov. of niggards, because sacrifices to Hestia admitted no one to share the offering, Theopomp.Com.28.

II [voice] Med., cause a victim to be offered,

τῶν θυμάτων ὧν δεῖ θύεσθαι καὶ παρίστασθαι IG5(1).1390.65

(Andania, i B.C.), etc.: hence freq. abs., consult the gods, Hdt.7.189, E.Heracl. 340; ἐπὶ Κρότωνα, ἐπὶ τῷ Πέρσῃ, i.e. on marching against.., Hdt.5.44, 9.10, cf. X.An.7.8.21; θύεσθαι ἐπ' ἐξόδῳ ib. 6.4.9; ὑπὲρ τῆς μονῆς ib.5.6.27: c. inf., θ. ἰέναι offer sacrifice [ to learn] whether to go or not, ib.2.2.3; also ἐθυόμην εἰ βέλτιον εἴη ib.6.1.31 (so in [voice] Act., ἔθυε (v.l. ἐθύετο) τῷ Διί.. πότερά οἱ λῷον καὶ ἄμεινον εἴη.. ib.7.6.44); διαβατήρια θύεσθαι, as in [voice] Act., Th.5.54.

2 metaph., tear in pieces, of wild beasts, A.Ag. 137 (lyr.). (Hence θυμός, cf. Skt. dhūmás, Lat. fumus 'smoke', θυμιάω, θύος, θυήλημα, τύφω, perh. θεῖον (A), Lat. suffire; cf. sq.)

------------------------------------

θύω (B) [pron. full] [ῡ], [tense] aor.

A

ἔθῡσα Call.Fr.82

:—rage, seethe,

ἄνεμος μὲν ἐπαύσατο λαίλαπι θύων Od.12.400

; Ζέφυρος μεγάλῃ σὺν λαίλαπι θύων ib. 408, cf. Hes.Op. 621, Th. 874; of a swollen river, ὁ δ' ἐπέσσυτο οἴδματι θύων seething, Il.21.234; ὑψόσε θύων ib. 324; of a wind-swept sea,

ὁ δ' ἔστενεν οἴδματι θύων 23.230

, cf. Hes.Th. 109, 131; of the wake of a ship,

κῦμα δ' ὄπισθε πορφύρεον μέγα θῦε Od.13.85

; δάπεδον δ' ἅπαν αἵματι θῦεν the ground seethed with blood, 11.420, 22.309; of persons, storm, rage,

ἦ γὰρ ὅ γ' ὀλοιῇσι φρεσὶ θύει Il.1.342

;

ἔγχεϊ θῦεν 11.180

;

κασιγνήτα μένει θύοισα Pi.P.3.33

;

θύουσαν Ἅιδου μητέρα A.Ag. 1235

;

πυκνὰ δέ οἱ κραδίη ἔντοσθεν ἔθυεν A.R.3.755

(v.l. ἔθυιεν): c.inf., desire eagerly, ἐνισπεῖν ib. 685; of a horse, Call.Fr.82; of a serpent, Nic.Th. 129 (v.l. θυίῃσι). [[pron. full] ῡ always: for θύμενος [ῠ] is f.l. for σύμενος in Pratin.Lyr.1.4.] θυίω (q. v.) should perh. be preferred in later [dialect] Ep., and is cj. in Pi.l.c. (Cf. Lett. dusmas (pl.) 'anger', dusēt 'puff', 'pant', Lat. f[ ucaron]ro (fr. dh[ ucaron]s-), θύελλα, θυίω, θυιάς (orig. madwoman); prob. cogn. with foreg.)

σβέννῡμι, Hdt.2.66, Pl.Lg. 835e, etc.; [full] σβεννύω, Pi.P.1.5, Hp.Acut. 54, Thphr.Ign.19, etc.: [tense] impf.

A

ἐσβέννυον Paus.4.21.4

: [tense] fut. σβέσω App BC2.68, ([etym.] κατα-) A.Ag. 958, E.IT 633; [dialect] Ep. σβέσσω Orac. ap. Hdt. 8.77, Theoc.23.26: [tense] aor.

ἔσβεσα Il.16.293

(tm.), S.Aj. 1057, Ar.Av. 778 (lyr.); [dialect] Ep. inf.

σβέσσαι Il.16.621

; [dialect] Ion. inf.

κατα-ς βῶσαι Herod. 5.39

: [tense] pf. and [tense] aor. 2, v. infr.:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut. σβήσομαι ([etym.] ἀπο-) Pl.Lg. 805c: [tense] aor.

σβέσαντο Q.S.1.795

:—[voice] Pass., Hes.Op. 590: [tense] fut.

σβεσθήσομαι Gal.7.17

: [tense] aor.

ἐσβέσθην Hp.Acut.

(Sp.) 26, ([etym.] κατ-) X.HG5.3.8; [dialect] Ep.

συν-έσβετο Opp.H.2.477

, etc.: [tense] pf.

ἔσβεσμαι Longin.21.1

, Ael.NA9.54, etc., ([etym.] ἀπ-) Hp.Int.43:—besides these, [tense] aor. 2 and [tense] pf. and [tense] plpf. [voice] Act. are used intr.,

ἔσβην Il.9.471

, ([etym.] ἀπ-) E.Fr. 971, ([etym.] κατ-) Hdt.4.5; imper. σβῆτε (trans.) Sophr. in Stud.Ital.10.123; part.

ἀπο-σβείς Hp.Epid.4.31

: [tense] pf. ἔσβηκα ([etym.] ἀπ-) X.Cyr.8.8.13, ([etym.] κατ-) A.Ag. 888: [tense] plpf. ἐσβήκει ([etym.] ἀπ-) Pl.Smp. 218b:—quench, put out, used by Hom. in the literal sense only in compd. κατα-σβέννυμι (q.v.);

σ. τὸ καιόμενον Hdt.2.66

;

κεραυνόν Pi.P.1.6

;

φλόγα Th.2.77

, A.R.4.668.

2 of liquids, dry up,

ἡ Μηδικὴ πόα σ. τὸ γάλα Arist.HA 522b25

, cf. AP9.549 (Antiphil.).

3 generally and metaph., quench, quell, check,

κεῖνός γ' οὐκ ἐθέλει σβέσσαι χόλον Il.9.678

;

ἀνθρώπων σβέσσαι μένος 16.621

;

ὕβριν Simon.

( 132) ap.Hdt.5.77, cf. Orac. ap. eund.8.77, Heraclit.43, Pl.Lg. 835e;

εἰ μὴ θεῶν τις τήνδε πεῖραν ἔσβεσεν S.Aj. 1057

;

ὡς φόνῳ σβέσῃ φόνον E.HF40

;

ἔσβεσε κύματα νήνεμος αἴθρη Ar.Av. 778

;

σ. αὔξην καὶ ἐπιρροήν Pl.Lg. 783b

; τὸν θυμόν ib. 888a; καῦμα (in the bowels) Hp.Acut.54;

ὁ βορέας σ. τὴν θερμότητα Arist.Mete. 347b4

; λιθάργυρον ὄξει ἢ οἴνῳ ς. cooling it, Dsc.5.87; ὕδατι δίψαν ς. A.R.3.1349; σ. τυραννίδα Epigr. ap. Plu.Lyc.20;

κλέος AP9.104

(Alph.); Ἑλλάδα φωνήν ib. 451; regard as extinguishable,

ταύτας τὰς δυνάμεις Plot.6.4.10

.

II [voice] Pass. σβέννυμαι (with intr. tenses of [voice] Act., v. supr.), to be quenched, go out, of fire,

οὐδέ ποτ' ἔσβη πῦρ Il.9.471

; of inflamed pustules, go down, disappear, Hp.Acut. (Sp.) 26; ἰχθύων.. ᾠὰ μετὰ ἁλῶν σβεσθέντα (s.v.l.)

καὶ ἐποπτηθέντα Diph.Siph.

ap. Ath.3.121c: metaph. of men, become extinct, die, AP 7.20 (Simon.?); of a city, ib.9.178 (Antiphil.).

2 of liquids, run dry,

γάλα Arist.HA 587b28

;

πηγαί AP9.128

;

αἷμα Plu.2.49d

; αἶγες σβεννύμεναι goats which are going off their milk, Hes.Op. 590.

3 generally, to be quelled or lulled, of wind,

οὐδέ ποτ' ἔσβη οὖρος Od.3.182

; of sound,

σβέννυτο θωρήκων ἐνοπή Tryph.10

: metaph.,

τὸ μάχιμον σβεννύμενον ὑπὸ γήρως Plu.Pomp.8

; ἐσβέσθη Νίκανδρος his charm is quenched, AP12.39; of an orator, D.H.Pomp. 4;

ἐσβέσθη τὰ φίλτρα AP7.221

, cf. Philostr.VA1.33, Longin.21.1; of legal proceedings, to be cancelled,

διὰ τὸ ἐσβέσθαι πᾶν σπέρμα δίκης PMonac.1.43

(vi A.D.). (I.-E. zg[uglide]es-, cf. ζείναμεν· σβέννυμεν, Hsch., Lith. gèsti 'to be extinguished'.)

συνᾰγείρω, [tense] aor. συνήγειρα, [dialect] Ep.

A

ξυνάγειρα Il.20.21

: [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3pl. [tense] aor.1 [voice] Pass.

συνάγερθεν Theoc.22.76

:—gather together, assemble, ὧν ἕνεκα ξυνάγειρα (sc. τοὺς θεούς) Il. l.c., cf. Pl.Criti. 121c;

ἐκκλησίην Hdt.3.142

, cf. 1.206;

τὸν Ὀλυμπικὸν.. ἀγῶνα, ἵνα τοὺς Ἕλληνας ἅπαντας.. ξυναγείρει Ar.Pl. 584

; also

σ. ἀγῶνα Lys.33.1

;

σ. κύκλους Antiph. 190.9

; esp., collect armies, soldiers, etc., Hdt.1.4, 4.4, Plb.2.18.7, etc.;

σ. στρατιὰν εἰς Βαβυλῶνα X.Cyr.8.6.19

;

τοὺς ἀριστέας ἐπὶ τὸν σῦν Ant.Lib.2

:—[voice] Pass., gather together, come together, assemble,

συναγειρόμενοι Il.24.802

; but συναγρόμενοι, [dialect] Ep. part. [tense] aor. 2 [voice] Pass., 11.687.

2 collect the means of living,

βίοτον Od.4.90

:—[voice] Med., collect for oneself,

ὅσα [κτήματα] ξυναγείρατ' Ὀδυσσεύς 14.323

, 19.293; for Il.15.680, v. συναείρω.

3 metaph., σ. ἐμαυτόν collect myself, Pl. Prt. 328d:—[voice] Pass., of the soul, πανταχόθεν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος ς. Id.Phd. 67c;

μοι ἡ θρασύτης συνηγείρετο Id.Chrm. 156d

, cf. Theoc.15.57:— [voice] Med.,

συναγείρατο θυμόν A.R.1.1233

.

φῠτ-εία, ἡ,

A planting, X.Oec.7.20, 19.1, PSI4.433.5 (iii B. C.), etc.: pl., X.Oec.19.12, Thphr.HP2.5.1.

2 generation, production, Pl.Thg. 121c.

II growth, habit of a plant, Thphr.HP3.8.4.

III plantation or simply a plant, Moschio ap.Ath.5.207d, Ev.Matt.15.13, OGI606.7 (Abila, i A. D.).

ἐποπτάω,

A roast besides or after, Od.12.363, Diph.Siph. ap. Ath.3.121c ;

ἑφθὸν ἐποπτᾶν οὔ φασι δεῖν Philoch.171

.

2 [voice] Pass., to be burnt, Paul.Aeg.3.67.

II (as a pun) = ἐπωπάω, Com.Adesp.1325.

ὑποπίμελος [pron. full] [ῑ], ον,

A somewhat fat or fatty, Diph.Siph. ap. Ath.3.121c, Dsc.5.75, Gal.19.359.

αἰτέω impv. αἴτει IPol 2:2; fut. αἰτήσω; 1 aor. ᾔτησα; pf. ᾔτηκα 1J 5:15. Mid.: impv. αἰτοῦ IPol 1:3; impf. ᾐτούμην; fut. αἰτήσομαι; 1 aor. ᾐτησάμην, impv. αἴτησαι (Hom.+) to ask for, with a claim on receipt of an answer, ask, ask for, demand (without any real distinction betw. act. and mid.: the distinc. betw. act. [‘ask’ outright] and mid. [‘ask’ as a loan] found by ancient grammarians has only very limited validity for our lit. [B-D-F §316, 2; Mlt. 160f]; cp. Js 4:2f, where they seem to be used interchangeably) w. acc. of person or thing asked for (Lucian, Dial. Mer. 7, 2 αἰ. τὸ δίδραχμον) ἰχθύν Mt 7:10; τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ 27:58 (Appian, Syr. 63 §335 αἰτήσας τὸ σῶμα, i.e. for burial); Mk 15:43; Lk 23:52; πινακίδιον Lk 1:63; εἰρήνην Ac 12:20; φῶτα 16:29; σημεῖα 1 Cor 1:22. τὸν Βαραββᾶν Mt 27:20 (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 18 §71 and 72; Synes., Provid. 2, 3 p. 121c Ὄσιριν ᾔτουν=they asked for O.); cp. Mk 15:6 v.l. (s. παραιτέομαι 1a); βασιλέα (Jos., Ant. 6, 88) Ac 13:21. Gener. τί Mk 6:24; 10:38; Mt 20:22. ὅ 1J 3:22. αἰτῆσαι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου Mk 6:24 v.l. πράγματος οὗ ἐὰν αἰτήσωνται (w. attraction of the relative) for which they wish to ask Mt 18:19, cp. Eph 3:20 (s. Judg 8:26). W. acc. of the thing and indication of the purpose αἰ. τι πρός τι: αἰ. τὸ σῶμα τοῦ κυρίου πρὸς ταφήν GPt 2:3; τινί τι αἰ. pray for someth. for someone IRo 3:2. W. acc. of the pers. who is asked Mt 5:42; 6:8; 7:11; Lk 6:30; 11:13; J 4:10; Ac 13:28. W. double acc. ask someone for someth. (Hom. et al.; Diod S 14, 108, 1; Eunap., Vi. Soph. p. 31 αἰ. τοὺς θεούς τι; PFay 109, 12; PGM 4, 777; Josh 14:12; 1 Esdr 6:11; Jos., Ant. 12, 24; Just., A I, 61, 2, D. 105, 3) Mk 6:22f (Diog. L. 6, 38 αἴτησόν με ὸ̔ θέλεις [Alex. to Diogenes]; Aesop, Fab. 287b H.=235b Ch. αὐτῇ δοῦναι, ὸ̔ ἂν αἰτήσῃ); 10:35; J 11:22; 15:16; 16:23; Mt 7:9; Lk 11:11; cp. vs. 12; ApcPt Rainer (s. παρέχω end). αἰ. τινὰ λόγον demand an accounting fr. someone, call someone to account (Pla., Pol. 285e; cp. BGU 747, 21) 1 Pt 3:15. τὶ ἀπό τινος request someth. fr. someone (Plut., Galba 1062 [20, 6]) Mt 20:20; 1J 5:15 (both w. παρά as v.l.); cp. Lk 12:20 v.l. τὶ παρά τινος (Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 7 §23; Apollon. Paradox. 5; Paradoxogr. Vat. 43 αἰτεῖται παρὰ τῶν θεῶν οὐδέν; PFay 121, 12ff; PGM 12, 277; oft. LXX; Jos., Ant. 13, 63; Just., A I, 12, 5) alms Ac 3:2. Abs. αἴτησαι παρʼ ἐμοῦ ask me 13:33 D; 1 Cl 36:4 (both Ps 2:8); Hs 5, 4, 5; cp. Hm 9:1 (text uncertain), 2, 4; J 4:9; Ac 9:2; Js 1:5. αἰ. χάριν ask a favor B 21:7; αἰτούμενοι χάριν κατʼ αὐτοῦ they requested a favor against him i.e. one directed against him (Paul) Ac 25:3; αἰτούμενοι κατʼ αὐτοῦ καταδίκην asking for his conviction vs. 15. αἰ. περί τινος pray for someone IRo 8:3. W. the manner of asking more exactly described: κακῶς Js 4:3b; ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ Mt 21:22. Also δεήσεσιν αἰ. τὸν θεόν beseech God w. supplications Pol 7:2 (cp. SIG 1168, 11; 13; 17); in the same sense ὅσα προσεύχεσθε κ. αἰτεῖσθε whatever you request in prayer Mk 11:24; ἐν πίστει Js 1:6. ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου J 14:13f; 15:16; 16:24, 26. τὶ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ someth. in accord w. God’s will 1J 5:14. Elliptically: αἰτεῖσθαι καθῶς ἐποίει αὐτοῖς ask ( to do) as he was accustomed to do for them Mk 15:8. Foll. by acc. and inf. (SIG 1168, 11; 3 Km 19:4; Just., D. 105, 3; 5 al.) αὐτὸν σταυρωθῆναι Lk 23:23; cp. Ac 3:14. W. inf. (Aristoph., Plut. 240; X., An. 2, 3, 18; Appian, Liby. 82, §386) πεῖν αἰτεῖς J 4:9 (Nic. Dam.: 90 Fgm. 4 p. 332, 7f Jac. πιεῖν ἤτει; Jos., Ant. 18, 192). ᾐτήσατο εὑρεῖν σκήνωμα he asked to be permitted to find an abode Ac 7:46. αἰ. θεοῦ ἐπιτυχεῖν ask to reach the presence of God ITr 12:2; cp. IRo 1:1. Neg. αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐγκακεῖν Eph 3:13. W. ἵνα foll. (w. προσεύχεσθαι) Col 1:9 (cp. Polyb 31, 4, 3 αἰτεῖσθαι ἵνα; Ps.-Apollod. 1, 106; Just., D. 30, 2). Abs. (Arrian, Anab. 2, 14, 8 αἴτει καὶ λάμβανε; Ath. 11, 3 τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν διδόναι) Mt 7:7f; Lk 11:9f; J 16:24; Js 4:3; 1J 5:16. Mid. Mk 6:25.—B. 1270f. DELG. M-M. TW.