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αἰτέω

aiteōto askHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb70 occurrences11 books67 verses

Definition

αἰτέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ;]

to ask, request: absol., Matthew 7:7, James 1:6; with accusative of person(s), Matthew 5:42, Luke 6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Matthew 20:20, 1 John 5:15; id. before παρά, Acts 3:2, James 1:5; with dupl. accusative Matthew 7:9, Mark 6:22, John 16:23. Mid. (on the distinction bet. mid. and act., see M, Pr., 160): absol., Mark 15:8, John 16:26, James 4:3; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 14:7, Mark 6:24, al.; with accusative of person(s), Matthew 27:20, Luke 23:25; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, Acts 9:2; with accusative and inf., Luke 23:23. with inf. Acts 7:46, Ephesians 3:13 (cf. ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ-, προσ- αιτέω).

Synonyms: ἐρωτάω, which see, πυνθάνομαι. On the proper distinction between these words, see Tr., Syn., § xl, Thayer, see word αἰ. In late Gk., however, αἰ. and ἐ. seem to have become practically synonymous (cf. Acts 3:2,3; see Field, Notes, 101 f.; M, Th., I, 4:1; M, Pr., 66.n; MM, VGT, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as αἰτέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

70 total
  1. Acts 13:21ᾐτήσαντο · [the people] asked for
    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
  2. Acts 13:28ᾐτήσαντο · they asked
    And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
  3. Acts 16:29Αἰτήσας · Calling for
    Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
  4. Acts 25:3αἰτούμενοι · to grant them
    …to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
  5. Acts 25:15αἰτούμενοι · [and] requested
    While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
  6. 1 Corinthians 1:22αἰτοῦσιν · demand
    Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
  7. Ephesians 3:13αἰτοῦμαι · I ask [you]
    So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
  8. Ephesians 3:20αἰτούμεθα · we ask
    Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
  9. Colossians 1:9αἰτούμενοι · asking
    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  10. James 1:5αἰτείτω · he should ask
    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
  11. James 1:6αἰτείτω · he must ask
    But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
  12. James 4:2αἰτεῖσθαι · ask
    You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
  13. James 4:3αἰτεῖτε · [And when] you do ask; αἰτεῖσθε · you ask
    And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
  14. 1 Peter 3:15αἰτοῦντι · asks
    But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
  15. 1 John 3:22αἰτῶμεν · we ask
    …and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  16. 1 John 5:14αἰτώμεθα · we ask
    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
  17. 1 John 5:15αἰτώμεθα · we ask; ᾐτήκαμεν · we have asked
    And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
  18. 1 John 5:16αἰτήσει · he should ask [God]
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.