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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
72x 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 72 times in 64 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 3:22–Psa 40:6)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:22 - Every woman will ask her neighbor and the one who happens to be staying in her house for items of silver and gold and for clothing. You will put these articles on your sons and daughters - thus you will plunder Egypt!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:2 - Instruct the people that each man and each woman is to request from his or her neighbor items of silver and gold."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:35 - Now the Israelites had done as Moses told them - they had requested from the Egyptians silver and gold items and clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:14 - "If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is hurt or dies when its owner was not with it, the man who borrowed it will surely pay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:12 - Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:16 - This accords with what happened at Horeb in the day of the assembly. You asked the LORD your God: "Please do not make us hear the voice of the LORD our God any more or see this great fire any more lest we die."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:12 - Now, assign me this hill country which the LORD promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. But, assuming the LORD is with me, I will conquer them, as the LORD promised."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:18 - One time Acsah came and charmed her father so that she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What would you like?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:50 - As the LORD had instructed, they gave him the city he requested - Timnath Serah in the Ephraimite hill country. He built up the city and lived in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:42 - Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:14 - One time Acsah came and charmed her father so she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What would you like?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:25 - He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:24 - Gideon continued, "I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken." (The Midianites had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred gold shekels. This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry, purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17 - Eli replied, "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:20 - After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, "I asked the LORD for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27 - I prayed for this boy, and the LORD has given me the request that I asked of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:10 - So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:17 - Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the LORD so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:19 - All the people said to Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God on behalf of us - your servants - so we won't die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:13 - So David said, "Good! I will make an agreement with you. I ask only one thing from you. You will not see my face unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal when you come to visit me."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:20 - So David got up from the ground, bathed, put on oil, and changed his clothes. He went to the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then, when he entered his palace, he requested that food be brought to him, and he ate.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:16 - Now I'd like to ask you for just one thing. Please don't refuse me." She said, "Go ahead and ask."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:20 - She said, "I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don't refuse me." He said, "Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - King Solomon answered his mother, "Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:5 - One night in Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should give you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:10 - The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:11 - God said to him, "Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:13 - Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request - riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:13 - King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, besides what he had freely offered her. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:4 - while he went a day's journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub and asked the LORD to take his life: "I've had enough! Now, O LORD, take my life. After all, I'm no better than my ancestors."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:9 - When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "What can I do for you, before I am taken away from you?" Elisha answered, "May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10 - Elijah replied, "That's a difficult request! If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don't, it will not happen."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3 - He said, "Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:28 - She said, "Did I ask my master for a son? Didn't I say, 'Don't mislead me?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:10 - Jabez called out to the God of Israel, "If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!" God answered his prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:7 - That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Tell me what I should give you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:11 - God said to Solomon, "Because you desire this, and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, and because you did not ask for long life, but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12 - King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:9 - Whatever is needed - whether oxen or rams or lambs or burnt offerings for the God of heaven or wheat or salt or wine or oil, as required by the priests who are in Jerusalem - must be given to them daily without any neglect,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21 - "I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue orders to all the treasurers of Trans-Euphrates, that you precisely execute all that Ezra the priestly scribe of the law of the God of heaven may request of you -

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king, "The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:6 - During all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes of Babylon, I had gone back to the king. After some time I had requested leave of the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:22 - "Have I ever said, 'Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor'?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25 - How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8 - Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:4 - He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4 - I have asked the LORD for one thing - this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD's house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:6 - Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.

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