ἐπερωτάωeperōtáō

to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek

Greek (New Testament) · G1905

Meanings

1. to inquire of, consult, question: with acc person, Mark 12:34, Luke 2:46, and elsewhere; with dupl. acc, Mark 7:17, Mark 11:29, Luke 20:40, and elsewhere; with acc person, followed by λέγων, Matthew 12:18, Mark 9:11; εἰ, Mark 8:23, Luke 23:6, and elsewhere; ἐ. θεόν, Romans 10:20 (LXX).

2. In late Gk., to beg of, demand of: with acc person et infinitive, Matthew 16:1 (cf. ἐρωτάω; and see Cromer, 716)

Appears 56 times in the Bible.

Matthew 12:10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)
Matthew 16:1 One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.
Matthew 17:10 Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”
Matthew 22:23 That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:
Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question:
Matthew 22:41 Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question:

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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.