ἘΠΕΡΩΤΆΩ: ἐπ-ερωτάω, -ῶ [ [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל, also for דָּרַשׁ, etc. ;] ] 1. . to inquire of, consult, question: c. acc pers., Mk 12:34, Lk 2:46, al.; c. dupl. acc, Mk 7:17 11:29, Lk 20:40, al.; c. acc pers., seq. λέγων, Mt 12:18, Mk 9:11; εἰ, Mk 8:23, Lk 23:6, al.; ἐ. θεόν, Ro 10:20 (LXX).
2. . In late Gk., to beg of, demand of: c. acc pers. et inf., Mt 16:1 (cf. ἐρωτάω; and v. Cromer, 716)