ἀπαιτ-έω,
I
1. demand back, demand to have returned, esp. of things forcibly taken or rightfully belonging to one, Hdt. 1.2; εἰ μὲν βούλεσθε, αἰτῶ, εἰ δὲ μὴ βούλεσθε, ἀπαιτῶ And. 2.22; τὸ μισθάριον γὰρ ἂ[] ἀπαιτῇς Diph. 43.34; τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ BCH 7.278 (Tralles); τὴν ψυχήν [Luk 12:20]; ἀ. τινά τι demand something of one, Hdt. 8.122, E. Hel. 963, Ar. Av. 554, D. 1.22; εὐθύνας ἀ. τινά Id. 18.245; also ἀ. ὅπλα τοῦ πατρός S. Ph. 362; χάριν ἀ. τινά Pl. Phdr. 241a, etc.; τι παρά τινος Arist. de An. 408a18; also ἀ. δίκην ἐξ ἀδίκων A. Ch. 398; λόγον ἀ. τινὰ περί τινος Pl. R. 599b; ἀ. ὑπέρ τινος ib. 612d; ἀ. ὑποσχέσεις Arist. EN 1164a17: c. inf., ἀ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τι E. Supp. 385. call down on oneself, ποινάς Jul. Or. 2.59a (and so Med., ib. 58a). of things, require, νοῦσοι -έουσι σικύην Aret. CA 1.10; περίοδος ἀ. μῆνα τρισκαιδέκατον Plu. Agis 16: abs., ὅταν αἱ χρεῖαι -ῶσιν Ael. Tact. 15.1.
2. inquire, ἀπαιτήσομεν αὐτὸν τίνες εἰσίν Str. 12.3.24.
II Pass.,
1. of things, to be demanded in payment, Hdt. 5.35.
2. of persons, have demanded of one, ἀπαιτεῖσθαι εὐεργεσίαν X. [Rev 17:1-18]; τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς χρέος LXX Wi. 15.8; ἀποδώσειν ὅταν ἀπαιτῆται BGU 1058.33 (i B.C.); yield to a request, οὐκ ἀπαιτούμεσθα, answering to ἀπαιτῶ σκῆπτρα, E. Ph. 602.
ἀπαιτέω apaiteō 2x
to demand, require, [Luk 12:20]; to demand back, [Luk 6:30]
G523 — ἀπαιτέω
ἀπαίτω; to ask back, demand back, exact something due (Sir. 20:15-14σήμερον δανειει καί αὔριον ἀπαιτήσει): [Luk 6:30]; τήν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν (Tr WH αἰτοῦσιν) thy soul, intrusted to thee by God for a time, is demanded back, [Luk 12:20] (Wis. 15:8 τό τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπαιτηθείς χρέος). (In Greek writings from Herodotus down.)
ἀπ - αιτέω , - ῶ ,
[in LXX : [Deu 15:2-3], al. (H5065), Sir 20:15 , Wis 15:8 , al. ;]
to ask back, demand back: [Luk 6:30]; [Luk 12:20] ( MM , VGT , s.v. ). †