This root form (lemma) is used in 2 different forms in the NT: ἐπαιτεῖν (NPA····), ἐπαιτῶν (PPA·NMS).
It is glossed in 2 different ways: ‘to_be begging’, ‘begging’.
OET LUKE 16:3 Greek word=ἐπαιτεῖν (epaitein) Morphology=NPA···· English gloss=‘to_be begging’ SR GNT LUKE 16:3 word 24
OET LUKE 18:35 Greek word=ἐπαιτῶν (epaitōn) Morphology=PPA·NMS English gloss=‘begging’ SR GNT LUKE 18:35 word 17