apaiteo denotes calling for a person’s life or seeking the return of possessions taken.

The attested uses show a call for something to be surrendered or returned: a person’s life in Luke 12:20 and possessions taken from someone in Luke 6:30.

1. Calling for life or return of possessions · dominant

   In Luke 12:20, the present active plural form ἀπαιτοῦσιν occurs in the statement about the man’s life; the APB renders the clause, “your life is demanded of you.” In Luke 6:30, the present active singular form ἀπαίτει stands in the instruction about someone taking possessions, where the APB renders, “do not demand them back.”

   Luke 12:20Luke 6:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “demanded of you” for a life in Luke 12:20 and “demand them back” for possessions in Luke 6:30. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.