προσαιτέω

προσαιτ-έω,

• ask besides, οὐδέν Pi. Fr. 177.6; αἷμα π. demand more blood, A. Ch. 401 (anap.); π. μισθόν demand higher pay, X. An. 1.3.21.
• • • 2 demand or require for a purpose, ὅσους . . τὰ ἔργα προσαιτοίη Id. Vect. 4.39.
  • II ask as well as others (sc. for a share), and so, c. acc. pers., ask an alms of, Hdt. 3.14, Isoc. 7.83, etc.: c. acc. rei, beg for a thing, βίοτον, στρατιάν, E. Hel. 791, Ar. Lys. 1141: c. dupl. acc., beg somewhat of one, E. Hel. 512, X. An. 7.3.31: c. gen., beg some of . ., Plu. Alc. 4: abs., to be importunate, E. Supp. 64 (lyr.), Ar. Ach. 429, 452; to be a beggar, Pl. Smp. 203b, PCair.Zen. 493.6 (iii B.C.), prob. in Plu. Aet.Gr. 2.294a.

προσαιτέω, noch dazu verlangen, fordern, mehr verlangen, ἄλλο αἷμα, Aesch. Ch. 395 ; anflehen, die Götter, Eur. Suppl. 64 ; ansprechen, betteln, mit dem Nebenbegriffe der Zudringlichkeit u. Kriecherei, τυράννους βίον, Hel. 519 ; τὴν στρατιήν, Her. 3.14 ; Ar. Ach. 404, 427 ; Plat. Symp. 203b, Phaedr. 233e ; Xen. An. 7.3.21 ; μισθόν, mehr Sold fordern, 1.3.21 ; Sp.

προσαιτέω

• 1beg for δʼ οὐδὲν προσαιτέων ἐφθεγξάμαν ἔπι fr. 177f.

προσαιτέω fut. ήσω

• • Ito ask besides, αἷμα πρ. to demand more blood, Aesch.; πρ. μισθόν to demand higher pay, Xen.
  • IIc. acc. pers. to importune, ask an alms of, Hdt.: c. acc. rei, to beg for a thing, Eur.: c. dupl. acc. to beg somewhat of one, Eur., Xen.:—absol. to beg hard, to be importunate, Eur., Ar.