αἰτεῖν
From LSJ
πρὸ συντριβῆς ἡγεῖται ὕβρις → pride goeth before destruction, pride comes before a fall, pride goes before a fall, pride goeth before a fall, pride wenteth before a fall, pride cometh before a fall, pride comes before the fall
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also αἰτέω): beg, entreat, request, ask as a request, ask for, ask to do a thing, entreat something of a person, plead for