ἐξαιτεῖσθαι

From LSJ

φύσις ἁπάντων τῶν διδαγμάτων κρατεῖ → Natura superat omne doctrinae genusNatur ist überlegen jedem Unterricht

Menander, Monostichoi, 213

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἐξαιτέω): beg off, intercede for, ask as a request