Midvash

ἐρωτάωerōtáō

to interrogate; by implication, to request

Greek (New Testament) · G2065

Meanings

1. to ask, question (classical Greek): absolutely, Luke 19:31, Luke 22:68, John 8:7 with acc person, John 9:21, John 16:19, John 16:30, John 18:21; followed by λέγων, Matthew 16:13, Luke 23:3, John 1:19, John 1:21, John 5:12, John 9:19, John 16:5; with dupl. acc (WM, § 32, 4a), Matthew 21:24, Mark 4:10, Luke 20:3, John 16:23; with acc person, followed by περί, Luke 9:45, John 18:19.

2. In late Gk., = αἰτέω (see that word), to ask, request: with acc person, John 14:16; followed by imperat., Luke 14:18, Luke 14:19, Philippians 4:3; λέγων, Matthew 15:23, John 12:21; followed by ἵνα, Mark 7:26, Luke 7:36, Luke 16:27, John 4:47, John 17:15, John 19:31, John 19:38, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 2 John 1:5; ὅπως, Luke 7:3, Luke 11:37, Acts 23:20; with infinitive, Luke 5:3, Luke 8:37, John 4:40, Acts 3:3, Acts 10:48, Acts 23:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:12; with acc person, followed by περί, Luke 4:38, John 17:9, John 17:20, 1 John 5:16; ὑπέρ, 2 Thessalonians 2:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:2; τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην, Luke 14:32 (cf. δι-, ἐπ-ερωτάω)

Synonyms

see αἰτέω

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 62 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 15:23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.”
  • Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
  • Matthew 19:17 “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments.”
  • Matthew 21:24 “I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.
  • Mark 4:10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.
  • Mark 7:26 and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia,
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.