αἰτίζω
aitizo
ask, beg
Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
αἰτίζω, Ep. form of αἰτέω (not in Il., once in ); only pres. (exc. aor. part. αἰτίσσας in AP 10.66 (),
‹ All lexicon entries ask, beg, c. acc. rei, σῖτον . . αἰτίζων κατὰ δῆμον Od. 17.558, cf. 222; ἡνίκʼ ἂν αἰτίζητʼ ἄρτον Pax 120 (hex.); generally, ask, φέρευ τέκος ὅσσʼ ἐθελημὸς αἰτίζεις Dian. 32.
2. c. acc. pers., beg of, αἰτίζειν . . πάντας ἐποιχόμενον μνηστῆρας Od. 17.346.
3. abs., beg, αἰτίζων βόσκειν ἣν γαστέρα ib. 228, cf. 4.651.