The corpus record

αἰτίζω

aitizo

ask, beg, beg of

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Where it lives

Peace 1 · 1.26/10k
Odyssey 10 · 1.15/10k

What it meant

αἰτίζω · aitizō — LSJ

ask, beg, ask

ask, beg, c. acc. rei, σῖτον . . αἰτίζων κατὰ δῆμον Od. 17.558, cf. 222; ἡνίκʼ ἂν αἰτίζητʼ ἄρτον Ar. Pax 120 (hex.); generally, ask, φέρευ τέκος ὅσσʼ ἐθελημὸς αἰτίζεις Call. Dian. 32.

2 beg of

c. acc. pers., beg of, αἰτίζειν . . πάντας ἐποιχόμενον μνηστῆρας Od. 17.346.

3 beg

abs., beg, αἰτίζων βόσκειν ἣν γαστέρα ib. 228, cf. 4.651.

In the wild

αἰτίζητʼ · aitizētʼ Aristophanes, Peace (DIORISIS sentence 84)
αἰτίζων · aitizōn Odyssey 17.222
αἰτίζων · aitizōn Odyssey 17.228
αἰτίζειν · aitizein Odyssey 17.346
αἰτίζειν · aitizein Odyssey 17.351
αἰτίζων · aitizōn Odyssey 17.502

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Where it came from

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