αἰτέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ;] to ask, request: absol., Mat.7:7, Jas.1:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:42, Luk.6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.20:20, 1Jn.5:15; id. before παρά, Act.3:2, Jas.1:5; with dupl. accusative Mat.7:9, Mrk.6:22, Jhn.16:23. Mid. (on the distinction bet. mid. and act., see M, Pr., 160): absol., Mrk.15:8, Jhn.16:26, Jas.4:3; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.14:7, Mrk.6:24, al.; with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:20, Luk.23:25; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, Act.9:2; with accusative and inf., Luk.23:23. with inf. Act.7:46, Eph.3:13 (cf. ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ-, προσ- αιτέω). SYN.: 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. Act.3:2,3; see Field, Notes, 101 f.; M, Th., I, 4:1; M, Pr., 66.n; MM, VGT, see word). (AS)
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G154 — αἰτέω
aiteō · to ask · Greek
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Matthew 5:42 · αἰτοῦντίGive to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.Matthew 6:8 · αἰτῆσαιBe not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.Matthew 7:7 · Αἰτεῖτε,Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:Matthew 7:8 · αἰτῶνFor every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.Matthew 7:9 · αἰτήσειOr what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?Matthew 7:10 · αἰτήσει,Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?Matthew 7:11 · αἰτοῦσινIf ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?Matthew 14:7 · αἰτήσηται.Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.Matthew 18:19 · αἰτήσωνται,Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.Matthew 20:20 · αἰτοῦσάThen came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.Matthew 20:22 · αἰτεῖσθε.But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.Matthew 21:22 · αἰτήσητεAnd all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.Matthew 27:20 · αἰτήσωνταιBut the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.Matthew 27:58 · ᾐτήσατοHe went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.Mark 6:22 · αἴτησόνAnd when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give [it] thee.Mark 6:23 · αἰτήσῃςAnd he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give [it] thee, unto the half of my kingdom.Mark 6:24 · αἰτήσωμαι;And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.Mark 6:25 · ᾐτήσατοAnd she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.Mark 10:35 · αἰτήσωμένAnd James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.Mark 10:38 · αἰτεῖσθε.But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?Mark 11:24 · αἰτεῖσθε,Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].Mark 15:8 · αἰτεῖσθαιAnd the multitude crying aloud began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done unto them.Mark 15:43 · ᾐτήσατοJoseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.Luke 1:63 · αἰτήσαςAnd he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.Luke 6:30 · αἰτοῦντίGive to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.Luke 11:9 · αἰτεῖτε,And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.Luke 11:10 · αἰτῶνFor every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.Luke 11:11 · αἰτήσειIf a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?Luke 11:12 · αἰτήσειOr if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?Luke 11:13 · αἰτοῦσινIf ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?Luke 12:48 · αἰτήσουσινBut he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.Luke 23:23 · αἰτούμενοιAnd they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.Luke 23:25 · ᾐτοῦντο·And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.Luke 23:52 · ᾐτήσατοThis [man] went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.John 4:9 · αἰτεῖςThen saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.John 4:10 · ᾔτησαςJesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.John 11:22 · αἰτήσῃBut I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give [it] thee.John 14:13 · αἰτήσητεAnd whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.John 14:14 · αἰτήσητέIf ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].John 15:7 · αἰτήσασθε,If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.John 15:16 · αἰτήσητεYe have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.John 16:23 · αἰτήσητεAnd in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.John 16:24 · ᾐτήσατε · αἰτεῖτεHitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.John 16:26 · αἰτήσεσθε·At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:Acts 3:2 · αἰτεῖνAnd a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;Acts 3:14 · ᾐτήσασθεBut ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;Acts 7:46 · ᾐτήσατοWho found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.Acts 9:2 · ᾐτήσατοAnd desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.Acts 12:20 · ᾐτοῦντοAnd Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s [country].Acts 13:21 · ᾐτήσαντοAnd afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.Acts 13:28 · ᾐτήσαντοAnd though they found no cause of death [in him], yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.Acts 16:29 · αἰτήσαςThen he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,Acts 25:3 · αἰτούμενοιAnd desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.Acts 25:15 · αἰτούμενοιAbout whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], desiring [to have] judgment against him.1 Corinthians 1:22 · αἰτοῦσινFor the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:Ephesians 3:13 · αἰτοῦμαιWherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.Ephesians 3:20 · αἰτούμεθαNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,Colossians 1:9 · αἰτούμενοιFor this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;James 1:5 · αἰτείτωIf any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.James 1:6 · αἰτείτωBut let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.James 4:2 · αἰτεῖσθαιYe lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.James 4:3 · αἰτεῖτε · αἰτεῖσθε,Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.1 Peter 3:15 · αἰτοῦντιBut sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:1 John 3:22 · αἰτῶμενAnd whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.1 John 5:14 · αἰτώμεθαAnd this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:1 John 5:15 · αἰτώμεθα, · ᾐτήκαμενAnd if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.1 John 5:16 · αἰτήσειIf any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.