prosaites denotes a person identified as begging, whether seated by the road or recognized by neighbors.

The two occurrences identify a person by begging: one is seated by the road, while the other is recognized by neighbors as someone who sits and begs.

1. A person characterized by begging · dominant

   In Mark 10:46, the nominative singular masculine form identifies Bartimaeus in the scene where he is sitting by the road; the APB describes him as "a blind beggar." In John 9:8, the same form occurs in the neighbors' question about the man formerly seen sitting and begging; the APB renders the clause, "Is not this the one who sits and begs?"

   Mark 10:46John 9:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the person as "a blind beggar" in Mark 10:46 and describes him in John 9:8 as one who "sits and begs." These phrases describe the verses' presentation rather than establish separate renderings of the term.