ἐρωτάω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל ;] 1. to ask, question (cl.): absol., Luk.19:31 22:68, Jhn.8:7 with accusative of person(s), Jhn.9:21 16:19, 30 8:21; before λέγων, Mat.16:13, Luk.23:3, Jhn.1:19, 21 5:12 9:19 16:5; with dupl. accusative (WM, § 32, 4a), Mat.21:24, Mrk.4:10, Luk.20:3, Jhn.16:23 (M, Pr., 66„); with accusative of person(s), before περί, Luk.9:45, Jhn.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), Jhn.14:16; before imperat., Luk.14:18-19 Php.4:3; λέγων, Mat.15:23, Jhn.12:21; before ἵνα (M, Pr., 208), Mrk.7:26, Luk.7:36 16:27, Jhn.4:47 17:15 19:31, 38, 1Th.4:1, 2Jn.5; ὅπως, Luk.7:3 11:37, Act.23:20; with inf., Luk.5:3 8:37, Jhn.4:40, Act.3:3 10:48 23:18, 1Th.5:12; with accusative of person(s), before περί, Luk.4:38 Jhn.17:9, 20, 1Jn.5:16; ὑπέρ, 2Th.2:1-2; τὰ (WH, txt., om. τὰ) πρὸς εἰρήνην, Luk.14:32 (cf. δι-, ἐπ-ερωτάω) SYN.: see: αἰτέω (AS)
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G2065 — ἐρωτάω
erōtaō · to ask · Greek
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Matthew 15:23 · ἠρώτουνBut Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”Matthew 16:13 · ἠρώταWhen Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”Matthew 19:17 · ἐρωτᾷς“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.”Matthew 21:24 · ἐρωτήσω“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.Mark 4:10 · ἠρώτωνAs soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.Mark 7:26 · ἠρώταNow she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.Mark 8:5 · ἠρώτα“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.Luke 4:38 · ἠρώτησανAfter 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,Luke 5:3 · ἠρώτησενJesus 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.Luke 7:3 · ἐρωτῶνWhen the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.Luke 7:36 · ἨρώταThen one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.Luke 8:37 · ἠρώτησενThen 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.Luke 9:45 · ἐρωτῆσαιBut 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.Luke 11:37 · ἐρωτᾷAs Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.Luke 14:18 · ἐρωτῶBut 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.’Luke 14:19 · ἐρωτῶAnother said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’Luke 14:32 · ἐρωτᾷAnd if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.Luke 16:27 · ἐρωτῶ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,Luke 19:31 · ἐρωτᾷ·If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”Luke 20:3 · ἐρωτήσω“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:Luke 22:68 · ἐρωτήσω,And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.Luke 23:3 · ἠρώτησενSo Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.John 1:19 · ἐρωτήσωσινAnd this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”John 1:21 · ἠρώτησαν“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”John 1:25 · ἠρώτησανasked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”John 4:31 · ἠρώτωνMeanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”John 4:40 · ἠρώτωνSo when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.John 4:47 · ἠρώταWhen 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.John 5:12 · ἠρώτησαν“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.John 9:2 · ἠρώτησανand His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”John 9:15 · ἠρώτωνSo 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.”John 9:19 · ἠρώτησανand asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”John 9:21 · ἐρωτήσατε,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.”John 12:21 · ἠρώτωνThey came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”John 14:16 · ἐρωτήσωAnd I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—John 16:5 · ἐρωτᾷNow, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’John 16:19 · ἐρωτᾶν,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’?John 16:23 · ἐρωτήσετεIn 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.John 16:26 · ἐρωτήσωIn that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.John 16:30 · ἐρωτᾷ.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.”John 17:9 · ἐρωτῶ· · ἐρωτῶI 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.John 17:15 · ἐρωτῶI am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.John 17:20 · ἐρωτῶI am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,John 18:19 · ἠρώτησενMeanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.John 18:21 · ἐρωτᾷς; · ἐρώτησονWhy are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”John 19:31 · ἠρώτησανIt 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.John 19:38 · ἠρώτησενAfterward, 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.Acts 1:6 · ἠρώτωνSo when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”Acts 3:3 · ἠρώταWhen he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.Acts 10:48 · ἠρώτησανSo he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.Acts 16:39 · ἠρώτωνThey came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.Acts 18:20 · ἐρωτώντωνWhen they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.Acts 23:18 · ἠρώτησενSo the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”Acts 23:20 · ἐρωτῆσαίHe answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.Philippians 4:3 · ἐρωτῶYes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.1 Thessalonians 4:1 · ἐρωτῶμενFinally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.1 Thessalonians 5:12 · ἘρωτῶμενBut we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.2 Thessalonians 2:1 · ἘρωτῶμενNow concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,1 John 5:16 · ἐρωτήσῃ.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.2 John 1:5 · ἐρωτῶAnd now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.