epaiteo describes seeking alms, whether as an action contemplated or as a roadside activity.

The two occurrences show the verb in the sphere of seeking alms: a manager says he is ashamed to undertake it in Luke 16:3, while a blind man is described as doing it beside the road in Luke 18:35.

1. Seeking alms · dominant

   In Luke 16:3, the present active infinitive occurs in the manager's statement that he is ashamed to do what the APB renders "to beg." In Luke 18:35, the present active nominative singular masculine participle describes the blind man sitting beside the road; the APB renders the activity "begging."

   Luke 16:3Luke 18:35

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the activity as "to beg" in Luke 16:3 and "begging" in Luke 18:35. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than establish a finer distinction.