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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.]
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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 71 times in 68 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:42–Act 12:20)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:42 - Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:8 - Therefore be ye not like them: for your Father knoweth what things ye need before ye ask him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7 - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8 - For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:9 - Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask bread, will give him a stone?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:10 - Or if he shall ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 - If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - Upon which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19 - Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20 - Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children, with her sons, worshiping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:22 - And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20 - But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58 - He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, to the half of my kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:24 - And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25 - And she came in forthwith with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou shouldst give me, immediately, in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - And James and John the sons of Zebedee come to him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatever we shall desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:24 - Therefore I say to you, Whatever things ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:6 - Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whom they desired.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:8 - And the multitude crying aloud, began to desire him to do as he had ever done to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counselor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly to Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:63

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:63 - And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all wondered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:30 - Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 - And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:10 - For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he shall ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:12 - Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:23 - And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified: and the voices of them, and of the chief priests prevailed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - And he released to them him that for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:52 - This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:9 - Then saith the woman of Samaria to him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:10 - Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:22 - But I know that even now, whatever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:13 - And whatever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:14 - If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:7 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye may ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:16 - Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 - And in that day ye will ask me nothing: Verily, verily, I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:24 - Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - At that day ye will ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2 - And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:14 - But ye denied the Holy One, and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:46 - Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - And desired from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he should find any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon. But they came with one accord to him, and having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's country.

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