verb
exaitomō
Strong’sG1809
I demand of, ask for
stem exait-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* ἐξ-αιτέω, -ῶ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1809 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
demand or ask for from another, with double accusative, τήνδε μ᾽ ἐξαιτεῖ χάριν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τινὰ πατρός ask her in marriage from.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τινά demand the surrender of a person, especially a criminal, Refs 5th c.BC+; demand a slave for torture, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. [τινὰ] βασανίζειν Refs; σμικρὸν ἐ. ask or beg for little, Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle, ask for oneself, demand, active, Refs 5th c.BC+; χάριν παρά τινοςNT; πέμψον τὸν δαίμονα ὃν ἐξῃτησάμην for whose aid I prayed, Refs
II.2 in middle also, ={παραιτοῦμαι}, beg off, gain his pardon or release, Refs 5th c.BC+make intercession for.., Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, τοὺς κάτω.. ἐξῃτησάμην τύμβου κυρῆσαι I begged of them to allow me to obtain, Refs
II.3 with accusative of things, avert by begging, τὰ πρόσθεν σφάλματα Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| exaitetaἐξῃτήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | demanded | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaitomō | exaitome | exaitomē | exaitomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaitosō | exaitose | exaitosē | exaitoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaitotō | exaitote | exaitotē | exaitotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exaitonō | exaitone | exaitonē | exaitonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaitovō | exaitove | exaitovē | exaitovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaitolō | exaitole | exaitolē | exaitolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaitemi | exaitema |
| you 2nd person singular | exaitesi | exaitesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaiteti | exaiteta1×ἐξῃτήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | exaiteni | exaitena |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaitevi | exaiteva |
| they 3rd person plural | exaiteli | exaitela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaitomeiō | exaitomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaitoseiō | exaitoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaitoteiō | exaitoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exaitoneiō | exaitoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaitoveiō | exaitoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaitoleiō | exaitoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaitemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | exaiteseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaiteteia |
| we 1st person plural | exaiteneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaiteveia |
| they 3rd person plural | exaiteleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exaitosōr | exaitosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaitotōr | exaitotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaitovōr | exaitovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exaitolōr | exaitolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exaitesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaitetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaitevar |
| they 3rd person plural | exaitelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaitomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exaitosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaitotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exaitonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaitovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exaitoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaitemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exaitesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaitetoia |
| we 1st person plural | exaitenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaitevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exaiteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exaitorō | exaitorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | exaiteri | exaitera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exaitorōntos | exaitorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | exaiterintos | exaiterantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
exait is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
exaiteta“demanded”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:31“demanded”Simōnor Simōnor, idou tos Satanos exaiteta vin teu siniazara hōs ton siton;Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.