παραιτέομαι (paraitéomai|par-ahee-teh'-om-ahee|verb|to reject)
[Grk] παραιτέομαι LN: 27.60, 33.163, 34.35, 34.41, 36.27 GK: G4148, G4149 Hebrew: בָּקַשׁ‎, חָנַן‎, שָׁאַל‎
Derivation: from παρά and the middle voice of αἰτέω;
Strong's: to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun
KJV: --avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject.
See: παρά
See: αἰτέω