αἰτέω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A denominative of an unattested *αἶτος (*aîtos, something given: allotment, share), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (to give, take), whence also αἴνυμαι (aínumai), αἶσα (aîsa), αἴτιος (aítios), διαιτάω (diaitáō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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αἰτέω (aitéō)

  1. (usually transitive) to ask for, crave, demand, beg [with accusative ‘something’; or with accusative ‘something’ and accusative ‘from someone’]; or with object omitted
    1. (transitive) to ask for [with accusative ‘someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]
    2. (logic, transitive) to postulate, assume
  2. (middle voice, transitive) to ask for oneself, for one's own use or purpose, to claim
  3. (passive voice, of persons) to have a thing begged of one
    1. (of things) to be asked for

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “αἰτέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45

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