# παραιτέομαι/paraiteomai This word is an action. It is a verb. * This word can mean to beg. * Sometimes this word is used to talk about one person begging another person to give them something or to allow them to do something. * Sometimes it is used to talk about one person begging another person to not do something. * This word can mean to refuse to do something. * This word can mean to reject someone or something. * This word can mean to request something. * This word can mean to ask another person to be excused from something.