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From LSJ
οἵτινες πόλιν μίαν λαβόντες εὐρυπρωκτότεροι πολύ τῆς πόλεος ἀπεχώρησαν ἧς εἷλον τότε → after taking a single city they returned home, with arses much wider than the city they captured
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. and V. αἰτεῖν (τινά τί). αἰτεῖσθαι (τινί τι), παραιτεῖσθαι (τινά τι), ἀπαιτεῖν (τινά τι), δεῖσθαί (τινός τι); see ask, entreat.
Ask as a beggar: P. and V. προσαιτεῖν (τινά τι), V. ἐπαιτεῖν (τινά τι).
Be a beggar: Ar. and P. πτωχεύειν.
Beg to be excused: P. and V. παρίεσθαι (absol.), παραιτεῖσθαι (acc. or absol.).
Beg off (person or thing): P. and V. ἐξαιτεῖσθαι (acc.).
Deprecate: P. and V. παραιτεῖσθαι.
Beg pardon: P. and V. παρίεσθαι; see under pardon.
Beg the question: P. τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς αἰτεῖσθαι (Arist.).
