ἀπαιτέω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓πο- (apo-, from, back) +‎ αἰτέω (aitéō, to ask, beg).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̓παιτέω (apaitéō)

  1. (transitive) to demand back, demand in payment
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.2.3:
      πέμψαντά δὲ τὸν Κόλχων βασιλέα ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα κήρυκα ἀπαιτέειν τὴν θυγατέρα.
      pémpsantá dè tòn Kólkhōn basiléa es tḕn Helláda kḗruka [] apaitéein tḕn thugatéra.
      The Colchian king sent a herald to Greece to demand his daughter back.
  2. (transitive) to require
  3. (passive voice)
    1. (of persons, transitive) to have something demanded of one
    2. (of persons, intransitive) to yield to a request
    3. (of things, intransitive) to be demanded

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Greek: απαιτώ (apaitó)

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