Midvash

αἰτέωaitéō

to ask (in genitive case)

Greek (New Testament) · G154

Meanings

to ask, request: absolutely, Matthew 7:7, James 1:6; with accusative of person, Matthew 5:42, Luke 6:30; with accusative of thing, followed by ἀπό, Matthew 20:20, 1 John 5:15; id. followed by παρά, Acts 3:2, James 1:5; with dupl. accusative Matthew 7:9, Mark 6:22, John 16:23. Mid.: absolutely, Mark 15:8, John 16:26, James 4:3; with accusative of thing, Matthew 14:7, Mark 6:24, and elsewhere; with accusative of person, Matthew 27:20, Luke 23:25; with accusative of thing, followed by παρά, Acts 9:2; with accusative et infinitive, Luke 23:23. with infinitive Acts 7:46, Ephesians 3:13 (cf. ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ-, προσ-αιτέω).

Synonyms

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

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 70 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:42 Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow.
  • Matthew 6:8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
  • Matthew 7:7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
  • Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
  • Matthew 7:9 “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?
  • Matthew 7:10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.