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ἐρωτάω

erōtaōto askHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἐρωτάω, -ῶ

[in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל ;]

1. to ask, question (cl.): absol., Luke 19:31; 22:68, John 8:7 with accusative of person(s), John 9:21; 16:19, 30; 8:21; before λέγων, Matthew 16:13, Luke 23:3, John 1:19, 21; 5:12; 9:19; 16:5; with dupl. accusative (WM, § 32, 4a), Matthew 21:24, Mark 4:10, Luke 20:3, John 16:23 (M, Pr., 66„); with accusative of person(s), before περί, Luke 9:45, John 18:19.

2. In late Gk. (Milligan, NTD, 51; not, as Cremer, 716, Thayer, see word, a "Hebraism"), = αἰτέω (which see), to ask, request: with accusative of person(s), John 14:16; before imperat., Luke 14:18-19, Philippians 4:3; λέγων, Matthew 15:23, John 12:21; before ἵνα (M, Pr., 208), Mark 7:26, Luke 7:36; 16:27, John 4:47; 17:15; 19:31, 38, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 2 John 5; ὅπως, Luke 7:3; 11:37, Acts 23:20; with inf., Luke 5:3; 8:37, John 4:40, Acts 3:3; 10:48; 23:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:12; with accusative of person(s), before περί, Luke 4:38, John 17:9, 20, 1 John 5:16; ὑπέρ, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2; τὰ (WH, txt., om. τὰ) πρὸς εἰρήνην, Luke 14:32 (cf. δι-, ἐπ-ερωτάω)

Synonyms: see: αἰτέω

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

63 total
  1. Matthew 15:23ἠρώτουν · [and] urged
    But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
  2. Matthew 16:13ἠρώτα · He questioned
    When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
  3. Matthew 19:17ἐρωτᾷς · do you ask
    “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
  4. Matthew 21:24Ἐρωτήσω · I will also ask
    “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
  5. Mark 4:10ἠρώτων · they asked
    As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
  6. Mark 7:26ἠρώτα · she kept asking
    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
  7. Mark 8:5ἠρώτα · [Jesus] asked
    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
  8. Luke 4:38ἠρώτησαν · they appealed
    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
  9. Luke 5:3ἠρώτησεν · [and] asked
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  10. Luke 7:3ἐρωτῶν · to ask
    When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
  11. Luke 7:36Ἠρώτα · invited
    Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
  12. Luke 8:37ἠρώτησεν · asked
    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  13. Luke 9:45ἐρωτῆσαι · to ask
    But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
  14. Luke 11:37ἐρωτᾷ · invited
    As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
  15. Luke 14:18ἐρωτῶ · Please
    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
  16. Luke 14:19ἐρωτῶ · Please
    Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
  17. Luke 14:32ἐρωτᾷ · to ask
    And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
  18. Luke 16:27Ἐρωτῶ · I beg
    ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
  19. Luke 19:31ἐρωτᾷ · asks
    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
  20. Luke 20:3Ἐρωτήσω · I will also ask
    “I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:
  21. Luke 22:68ἐρωτήσω · I ask [you] a question
    And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
  22. Luke 23:3ἠρώτησεν · asked
    So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  23. John 1:19ἐρωτήσωσιν · ask
    And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
  24. John 1:21ἠρώτησαν · they inquired
    “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
  25. John 1:25ἠρώτησαν · asked
    …asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  26. John 4:31ἠρώτων · urged
    Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
  27. John 4:40ἠρώτων · they asked
    So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
  28. John 4:47ἠρώτα · begged
    When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
  29. John 5:12Ἠρώτησαν · they asked
    “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
  30. John 8:7ἐρωτῶντες · to question
    When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
  31. John 9:2ἠρώτησαν · asked
    …and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
  32. John 9:15ἠρώτων · asked
    So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
  33. John 9:19ἠρώτησαν · asked
    …and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
  34. John 9:21ἐρωτήσατε · Ask
    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  35. John 12:21ἠρώτων · requested
    They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
  36. John 14:16ἐρωτήσω · will ask
    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
  37. John 16:5ἐρωτᾷ · asks
    Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
  38. John 16:19ἐρωτᾶν · to question
    Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?
  39. John 16:23ἐρωτήσετε · you will {no longer} ask
    In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  40. John 16:26ἐρωτήσω · will ask
    In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
  41. John 16:30ἐρωτᾷ · to question
    Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”
  42. John 17:9ἐρωτῶ · ask; ἐρωτῶ · I do not ask
    I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
  43. John 17:15ἐρωτῶ · I am not asking
    I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
  44. John 17:20ἐρωτῶ · I am not asking
    I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
  45. John 18:19ἠρώτησεν · questioned
    Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
  46. John 18:21ἐρωτᾷς · are you asking; ἐρώτησον · Ask
    Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”
  47. John 19:31ἠρώτησαν · asked
    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
  48. John 19:38ἠρώτησεν · asked
    Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.