προσαιτῶν
prosaitéō
begged
To ask or solicit persistently, often with urgency; to beg or appeal repeatedly, especially for alms or favor. The term emphasizes repeated or insistent asking, often in contexts of need or poverty. In extended usage, can refer to any context where persistent request or begging is made.
John 9:8 · Word #20
Lexicon G4319
| Lemma | προσαιτέω |
| Transliteration | prosaitéō |
| Strong's | G4319 |
| Definition | To ask or solicit persistently, often with urgency; to beg or appeal repeatedly, especially for alms or favor. The term emphasizes repeated or insistent asking, often in contexts of need or poverty. In extended usage, can refer to any context where persistent request or begging is made. |
Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | begged |
| Literal | begging |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | προσαιτέω |
| Strong's | G4319 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4319-01
persistently begging
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS): ongoing active action, functioning adjectivally or substantivally, referring to a masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle conveys an ongoing action, and the compound verb intensifies the act of asking into repeated or urgent begging. "Persistently begging" preserves both the continuous aspect and the intensified sense of repeated appeal. |
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