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Lexicon :: Strong's G154 - aiteō

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αἰτέω
Transliteration
aiteō (Key)
Pronunciation
ahee-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
70x in 38 unique form(s) TR
71x in 39 unique form(s) LXX
71x in 28 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:191,30

Trench's Synonyms: xl. αἰτέω, ἐρωτάω.

Strong’s Definitions

αἰτέω aitéō, ahee-teh'-o; of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):—ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare G4441.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's G154 in the following manner: ask (48x), desire (17x), beg (2x), require (2x), crave (1x), call for (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's G154 in the following manner: ask (48x), desire (17x), beg (2x), require (2x), crave (1x), call for (1x).

  1. to ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἰτέω aitéō, ahee-teh'-o; of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):—ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare G4441.
STRONGS G154:
αἰτέω, -ῶ; future αἰτήσω; 1 aorist ᾔτησα; perfect ἤτηκα; middle, present αἰτοῦμαι; imperfect ᾐτούμην future αἰτήσομαι; 1 aorist ᾐτησάμην; [from Homer down]; to ask; middle to ask for oneself, request for oneself; absolutely: James 1:6; Matthew 7:7; middle, James 4:3; John 16:26; Mark 15:8; αἰτεῖσθαι τι, John 15:7; Matthew 14:7; Mark 6:24; Mark 10:38; Mark 11:24; Mark 15:43; 1 John 5:14; Luke 23:52; Acts 25:3, 15, etc.; αἰτεῖν with the accusative of the person to whom the request is made: Matthew 5:42; Matthew 6:8; Luke 6:30; αἰτεῖσθαι with the accusative of the person asked for — whether to be released, Matthew 27:20; Mark 15:6 [here T WH Tr marginal reading παραιτ., which see]; Luke 23:25; or bestowed as a gift; Acts 13:21; αἰτεῖν τι ἀπό τινος, Matthew 20:20 L Tr text WH text; [Luke 12:20 Tr WH]; 1 John 5:15 L T Tr WH; (so αἰτεῖσθαι in Plutarch, Galb. 20) [cf. Buttmann, 149 (130)]; τὶ παρά τινος, Acts 3:2; Matthew 20:20 R G T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; James 1:5; 1 John 5:15 R G; followed by the infinitive, John 4:9; middle, Acts 9:2; [αἰτεῖν τι ἐν τ. ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ, John 14:13; John 16:24 (see ὄνομα, 2 e.); τὶ ἐν τῇ προσευχή, Matthew 21:22]; αἰτεῖν τινά τι, Matthew 7:9; Luke 11:11; Mark 6:22; John [John 14:14 T but L WH Tr marginal reading brackets]; John 16:23; ὑπέρ τινος followed by ἵνα, Colossians 1:9 [cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)]; αἰτεῖσθαι with the accusative and the infinitive, Luke 23:23; Acts 3:14; only with the infinitive, Acts 7:46 (ᾐτήσατο εὑρεῖν he asked that he himself might find; others wrongly translate ᾐτήσατο desired); Ephesians 3:13.
With the idea of demanding prominent: αἰτεῖν τι, Luke 1:63; 1 Corinthians 1:22; τινά τι, Luke 12:48; 1 Peter 3:15.
[The constructions of this word in the Greek Bible, the Apostolic Fathers, etc., are exhibited in detail by Prof. Ezra Abbot in the North American Review for Jan. 1872, p. 182f. He there shows also (in opposition to Trench, § xl., and others) that it is not "the constant word for the seeking of the inferior from the superior," and so differing from ἐρωτάω, which has been assumed to imply 'a certain equality or familiarity between the parties'; that the distinction between the words does not turn upon the relative dignity of the person asking and the person asked; but that αἰτέω signifies to ask for something to be given not done, giving prominence to the thing asked for rather than the person, and hence is rarely used in exhortation. έρωτάω, on the other hand, is to request a person to do (rarely to give) something; referring more directly to the person, it is naturally used in exhortation, etc. The views of Trench are also rejected by Cremer, 4te Aufl. under the word. The latter distinguishes αἰτέω from similar words as follows: "αἰτέω denotes the request of the will, ἐπιθυμέω that of the sensibilities, δέομαι the asking of need, while ἐρωτάω marks the form of the request, as does εὔχεσθαι also, which in classic Greek is the proper expression for a request directed to the gods and embodying itself in prayer." έρωτάω, αἰτέω and δέομαι are also compared briefy by Green, Critical Notes, etc. (on John 14:13, 16), who concludes of ἐρωτάω "it cannot serve to indicate directly any peculiar position, absolute or relative, of the agent. The use of the word may, therefore, be viewed as having relation to the manner and cast of the request, namely, when carrying a certain freedom of aim and bearing; a thing inseparable from the act of direct interrogation"; cf. further Schmidt, chapter 7. Compare: ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ- (-μαι), προσαιτέω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:42; 6:8; 7:7; 7:9; 14:7; 20:20; 20:20; 21:22; 27:20
Mark
6:22; 6:24; 10:38; 11:24; 15:6; 15:8; 15:43
Luke
1:63; 6:30; 11:11; 12:20; 12:48; 23:23; 23:25; 23:52
John
4:9; 14:13; 14:13; 14:14; 14:16; 15:7; 16:23; 16:24; 16:26
Acts
3:2; 3:14; 7:46; 9:2; 13:21; 25:3; 25:15
1 Corinthians
1:22
Ephesians
3:13
Colossians
1:9
James
1:5; 1:6; 4:3
1 Peter
3:15
1 John
5:14; 5:15; 5:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G154 matches the Greek αἰτέω (aiteō),
which occurs 70 times in 67 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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“Though they found no grounds for the death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.

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The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

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asking for a favor against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.

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“When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case and asked that he be condemned.

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For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom,

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So, then, I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.

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Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us ​— ​

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For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,[fn]

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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God ​— ​who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly ​— ​and it will be given to him.

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But let him ask in faith without doubting.[fn] For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

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You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and wage war.[fn] You do not have because you do not ask.

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You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

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but in your hearts regard[fn] Christ[fn] the Lord as holy, ready at any time to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

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and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

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This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

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And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him.

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If anyone sees a fellow believer[fn] committing a sin that doesn’t lead to death, he should ask, and God will give life to him ​— ​to those who commit sin that doesn’t lead to death. There is sin[fn] that leads to death. I am not saying he should pray about that.


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