παραιτ-έομαι,
beg of or from another, ask as a favour of him, τινά τι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 27b, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τι [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, 90 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive added, ἓν δ᾽ αὐτοὺς παραιτησώμεθα, ἐπίδηλον ἡμῖν.. ποιεῖν, ἢν τοῖς ἔπεσι χαίρωσι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 37 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive for accusative, θεοὺς παραιτοῦ τῶν σ᾽ ἔρως ἔχει τυχεῖν [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 521 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; Προμηθέα -εῖται Ἐπιμηθεὺς αὐτὸς νεῖμαι asks P. for permission to.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 320d, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.146: with _accusative_ _cognate_, παραίτησιν π. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 107a. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 παραιτησάμενος βασιλέα having obtained the king's leave, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.24 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, intercede with, appeal to a person, [[ [prev. author] 3.132, 5.33; κτεῖν᾽, οὐ παραιτοῦμαί σε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 1026, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1257 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. σφέας, ὡς ἄξουσι.. entreating them and saying that.., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.158 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with double accusative, beg one's pardon for.., σὲ παραιτοῦμαι τάδε [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 685: _absolutely_, εἴ τις ὑμῶν ἀχθεσθήσεται, παραιτοῦμαι 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.21, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 39.1.6. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with accusative et infinitive, entreat one to.., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.90, 6.86. γ, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.14, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; παραιτήσομαι δ᾽ ὑμᾶς μηδὲν ἀχθεσθῆναί μοι [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.58; π. σε συγγνώμην ἔχειν 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 867 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: with genitive person et infinitive, beg of.., παραιτήσῃ πατρὸς φυγὰς ἀφεῖναι [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1154 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive only, π. μηδὲν τούτων δρᾶν [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.63. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]