προσαιτεῖν
From LSJ
λύχνον μεθ' ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ → he lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a man
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also προσαιτέω): ask alms, ask as a beggar, ask as a request, ask charity, ask for, crave as a favor, crave as a favour, entreat something of a person