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Lexicon :: Strong's G1905 - eperōtaō

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ἐπερωτάω
Transliteration
eperōtaō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-er-o-tah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
56x in 15 unique form(s) TR
59x in 18 unique form(s) LXX
58x in 20 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:687,262

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπερωτάω eperōtáō, ep-er-o-tah'-o; from G1909 and G2065; to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek:—ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x

The KJV translates Strong's G1905 in the following manner: ask (53x), demand (2x), desire (1x), ask question (1x), question (1x), ask after (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x
The KJV translates Strong's G1905 in the following manner: ask (53x), demand (2x), desire (1x), ask question (1x), question (1x), ask after (1x).

  1. to accost one with an enquiry, put a question to, enquiry of, ask, interrogate

  2. to address one with a request or demand

    1. to ask of or demand of one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπερωτάω eperōtáō, ep-er-o-tah'-o; from G1909 and G2065; to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek:—ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question.
STRONGS G1905:
ἐπερωτάω, ἐπερωτῶ; imperfect ἐπηρώτων; future ἐπερωτήσω; 1 aorist ἐπηρώτησα; 1 aorist passive participle ἐπερωτηθείς; the Sept. mostly for שָׁאַל, sometimes for דָּרַשׁ;
1. to accost one with an inquiry, put a question to, inquire of, ask, interrogate (ἐπί directive, uniformly in the N. T.; Meyer on Mark 11:29 (cf. ἐπί, D. 2)): τινα, Mark 9:32; Mark 12:34; Matthew 22:46; Luke 2:46; 1 Corinthians 14:35; John 18:21 R G; τινα τί, ask one anything, Mark 7:17 L T Tr WH; Mark 11:29; Luke 20:40; τινα περί τίνος, one about a thing, Mark 7:17 R G; (Luke 9:45 Lachmann) (Herodotus 1, 32; Demosthenes 1072, 12); followed by λέγων with the words used by the questioner, Matthew 12:10; Matthew 17:10; Mark 9:11; Mark 12:18; Luke 3:10, 14; Luke 20:27; Luke 23:3 (R G L), and often in the Synoptic Gospels; followed by εἰ, whether, Mark 8:23; Mark 15:44; Luke 23:6; or some other form of the indirect question, Acts 23:34; ἐπηρώτων λέγοντες (L T Tr WH omit λέγοντες), τίς εἴη, Luke 8:9; ἐπερωτᾶν Θεόν to consult God (Numbers 23:3; Joshua 9:20 (14); Judges 1:1; Judges 18:5; Isaiah 19:3, etc.; Thucydides 1, 118 (etc.)), hence, to seek to know God's purpose and to do his will, Romans 10:20 from Isaiah 65:1.
2. by a usage foreign to the Greeks, to address one with a request or demand; to ask of or demand of one: followed by the infinitive Matthew 16:1 (so ἐπερωτᾶν τινα τί, Hebrew שָׁאַל, in Psalm 136:3 (Ps. 137:3); (this sense is disputed by some; see Zezschwitz as referred to at end of next word; cf. Weiss on Matthew, the passage cited, and see ἐρωτάω, 2)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
23:3
Joshua
9:20
Judges
1:1; 18:5
Psalms
136:3; 137:3
Isaiah
19:3; 65:1
Matthew
12:10; 16:1; 17:10; 22:46
Mark
7:17; 7:17; 8:23; 9:11; 9:32; 11:29; 11:29; 12:18; 12:34; 15:44
Luke
2:46; 3:10; 3:14; 8:9; 9:45; 20:27; 20:40; 23:3; 23:6
John
18:21
Acts
23:34
Romans
10:20
1 Corinthians
14:35

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1905 matches the Greek ἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō),
which occurs 56 times in 56 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10 - A man was there whose hand was withered. And they asked Jesus, “Is it lawful and permissible to heal on the Sabbath?”—they asked this so that they might accuse Him and bring charges into court.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:1 -

Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus [to get something to use against Him], they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven [which would support His divine authority].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - The disciples asked Him, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:35 - One of them, a lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law], asked Jesus a question, to test Him:

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Now while the Pharisees were [still] gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:46 - No one was able to say a word to Him in answer, nor from that day on did anyone dare to question Him again.

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Now Jesus stood before [Pilate] the governor, and the governor asked Him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” [In affirmation] Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:9 - He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he replied, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:5 - So the Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, “Why do Your disciples not live their lives according to the tradition of the elders, but [instead] eat their bread with [ceremonially] unwashed hands?”

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When Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the [fn]house, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - Taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”

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Then Jesus and His disciples went out to the villages of [fn]Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:29 - And He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter replied to Him, “You [in contrast to the others] are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - They asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:16 - He asked them, “What are you discussing with them?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he answered, “Since childhood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:28 - When He had gone indoors, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:32 - But [fn]they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him [what He meant].

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They arrived at Capernaum; and when He was in the [fn]house, He asked them, “What were you discussing and arguing about on the road?”

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Pharisees came to Jesus to test Him [intending to trick Him into saying something wrong], and asked Him, “Is it lawful [according to Scripture] for a man to divorce his wife and send her away?”

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In the house the disciples began questioning Him again about this.

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As He was leaving on His journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially good and morally perfect], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:29 - Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, and began questioning Him, saying,

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Then one of the scribes [an expert in Mosaic Law] came up and listened to them arguing [with one another], and noticing that Jesus answered them well, asked Him, “Which commandment is first and most important of all?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:34 - When Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully and intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one would dare to ask Him any more questions.

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As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:60 - The high priest stood up and came forward and asked Jesus, “Have You no answer to give [in response] to what these men are testifying against You?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:61 - But Jesus kept silent and gave no answer at all. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, “Are You the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the [fn]Blessed One?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:2 - Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He replied to him, “It is as you say.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:4 - Then Pilate again asked Him, “Have You no answer [to give]? See how many charges they are bringing against You!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - Pilate [fn]wondered if He was dead by this time [only six hours after being crucified], and he summoned the centurion and asked him whether He was already dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:46 - Three days later they found Him in the [court of the] temple, sitting among the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

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The crowds asked him, “Then what are we to do?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:14 - Some soldiers asked him, “And what about us, what are we to do?” And he replied to them, “Do not [fn]extort money from anyone or harass or blackmail anyone, and be satisfied with your wages.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:9 - Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you directly: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

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Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:30 - Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, “Legion”; because many demons had entered him.

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Now it happened that as Jesus was praying privately, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

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Now having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed or with a visible display;

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A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:40 - Then Jesus stopped and ordered that the blind man be led to Him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:21 - They asked Him, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and that You show no partiality to anyone, but teach the way of God truthfully.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:28 - and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [a law that] IF A MAN’S BROTHER DIES, leaving a wife AND NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER SHOULD [fn]MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:40 - And they did not dare to question Him further about anything [because of the wisdom He displayed in His answers].

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They asked Him, “Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to happen?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:64 - They blindfolded Him and asked, “Prophesy, who is it that struck You?”

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When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9 - And he questioned Him at some length, but Jesus made no reply.

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