ἐξαιτ-έω,
demand or ask for from another, with double accusative, τήνδε μ᾽ ἐξαιτεῖ χάριν [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 586, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1657, “Supp.” 120 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τινὰ πατρός ask her in marriage from.., [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 10 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τινά demand the surrender of a person, especially a criminal, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.74, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.41 (_passive_), “IG” 22.457b17 (4th c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; demand a slave for torture, [[ 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.27, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.36; τὸν ἐλεύθερον ἐ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 29.14 (also ἐ. τὴν βάσανον [prev. work]13)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. [τινὰ] βασανίζειν [[ [prev. author] 37.51 ] Refs]; σμικρὸν ἐ. ask or beg for little, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 5; ἐ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τι [prev. author] “OT” 1255, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 175. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II middle, ask for oneself, demand, active, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.159, 9.87, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 656, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; χάριν παρά τινος[[ I.ys. 20.31; τινά NT.Luke.22.31 ] NT]; πέμψον τὸν δαίμονα ὃν ἐξῃτησάμην for whose aid I prayed, [[ PMag.Par. 1.434, compare 1290. ] Refs]
__II.2 in middle also, ={παραιτοῦμαι}, beg off, gain his pardon or release, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 662, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.1.3, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 20.15 (_passive_), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 32, etc.; αὑτὸν ἐξαιτήσεται 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.99; also ἐ. ὑπέρ τινος ] Refs 5th c.BC+]make intercession for.., [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 360: with ] Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, τοὺς κάτω.. ἐξῃτησάμην τύμβου κυρῆσαι I begged of them to allow me to obtain, [[ [prev. author] “Hec.” 49, compare “Med.” 971. ] Refs]