ἐπαιτεῖν [1 verse](verb pres inf act) "To beg" is epaiteo, which means "ask besides", "ask for more",  "beg as a mendicant" and "to demand". -- "To beg" is a word that Jesus uses only here. It means "ask besides", "ask for more",  "beg as a mendicant" and "to demand".