King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G523
Transliteration: apaiteō
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ah'-ee-teh-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to ask back
Meaning: to ask back
ἀπαιτέω, ἀπαίτω; to ask back, demand back, exact something due (Sir. 20:15-14σήμερον δανειει καί αὔριον ἀπαιτήσει): Luke 6:30; τήν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν (Tr WH αἰτοῦσιν) thy soul, intrusted to thee by God for a time, is demanded back, Luke 12:20 (Wis. 15:8 τό τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπαιτηθείς χρέος). (In Greek writings from Herodotus down.)
Word Summary
apaiteō: to ask back
Original Word: ἀπαιτέωTransliteration: apaiteō
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ah'-ee-teh-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to ask back
Meaning: to ask back
Strong's Concordance
ask again, require. From apo and aiteo; to demand back -- ask again, require.
see GREEK apo
see GREEK aiteo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 523: ἀπαιτέωἀπαιτέω, ἀπαίτω; to ask back, demand back, exact something due (Sir. 20:15-14σήμερον δανειει καί αὔριον ἀπαιτήσει): Luke 6:30; τήν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν (Tr WH αἰτοῦσιν) thy soul, intrusted to thee by God for a time, is demanded back, Luke 12:20 (Wis. 15:8 τό τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπαιτηθείς χρέος). (In Greek writings from Herodotus down.)