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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)).
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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 58 times in 58 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:23 - And he asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me if there is room for us to lodge with thy father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:7 - And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebecca, because she was [fn]fair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Ænan by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:7 - And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have ye a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God [fn]will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:15 - And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:21 - And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, and they shall ask of him before the Lord the judgment of the Urim: they shall go forth at his word, and at his word they shall come in, he and the children of Israel with one accord, and all the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:32 - Ask of the former days which were before thee, from the day when God created man upon the earth, and beginning at the one end of heaven to the other end of heaven, if there has happened any thing like to this great event, if such a thing has been heard:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:11 - a sorcerer employing incantation, one who has in him a divining spirit, an observer of signs, questioning the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:7 - Remember the days of old, consider the years [fn]for past ages: ask thy father, and he shall relate to thee, thine elders, and they shall tell thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:14 - And the chiefs took of their provision, and asked not counsel of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:1 - And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Chananites, to fight against them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:14 - And he took prisoner a young lad of the men of Socchoth, and questioned him; and he wrote to him the names of the princes of Socchoth and of their elders, seventy-seven men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:5 - And they said to him, Enquire now of God, and we shall know whether our way will prosper, on which we are going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18 - And they arose and went up to Bæthel, and enquired of God: and the children of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first to fight with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Juda shall go up first as leader.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:23 - And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord till evening, and enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw nigh to battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:27 - for the ark of the Lord God was there in those days,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:9 - Now beforetime in Israel every one in going to enquire of God said, Come and let us go to the seer; for the people beforetime called the prophet, the seer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:22 - And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, [fn]Will the man come hither? and the Lord said, Behold, he is hid among the stuff.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:37 - And Saul enquired of God, If I go down after the Philistines, wilt thou deliver them into the hands of Israel? And he answered him not in that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:2 - And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite these Philistines, and shalt save Keila.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:6 - And Saul enquired of the Lord; and the Lord answered him not by dreams, nor by manifestations, nor by prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:16 - And Samuel said, Why askest thou me, whereas the Lord has departed from thee, and taken part with thy neighbour?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:8 - And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this [fn]troop? shall I overtake them? and he said to him, Pursue, for thou shalt surely overtake them, and thou shalt surely rescue the captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:1 - And it came to pass after this that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? and the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? and he said, To Chebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:23 - And David enquired of the Lord: and the Lord said, Thou shalt not go up to meet them: turn from them, and thou shalt meet them near the place of [fn]weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:7 - And Urias arrived and went in to him, and David asked him how Joab was, and how the people were, and how the war went on.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:18 - And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - And the counsel of Achitophel, which he counselled in former days, was as if one should enquire of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Achitophel both to David and also to Abessalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18 - And she spoke, saying, [fn]Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:5 - And Josaphat said, As I am, so art thou also; as my people, so is thy people; as my horses, so are thy horses. And Josaphat king of Juda said to the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord to-day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:7 - And Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, [fn]that we may enquire of the Lord by him?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:8 - And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, There is one man here for us to enquire of the Lord [fn]by; but I hate him, for he does not speak good of me, but only evil; Michaias son of Jemblaa. And Josaphat king of Juda said, Let not the king say so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2 - And Ochozias fell through the lattice that was in his upper chamber in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go and enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my sickness. And they went to enquire of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:6 - And the king asked the woman, and she told him: and the king appointed her a eunuch, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field from the day that she left the land until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:13 - So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against the word of the Lord, forasmuch as he kept it not, because Saul enquired of a wizard to seek counsel, and Samuel the prophet answered him:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:8 - For ask of the former generation, and search diligently among the race of our fathers:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:7 - But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:3 - (LXX 136:3) For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away asked a hymn, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Sion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 - Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:10 - Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 - And the spirit of the Egyptians shall be troubled within them; and I will frustrate their counsel: and they shall enquire of their gods and their images, and [fn]them that speak out of the earth, and them that have in them a divining spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2 - even they that proceed to go down into Egypt, but they have not enquired of me, that they might be helped by Pharao, and protected by the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:1 - [fn] I became manifest to them that asked not for me; I was found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold, I am here, to a nation, who called not on my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:2 - Enquire of the Lord for us; for the king of Babylon has risen up against us; if the Lord will do according to all his wonderful works, and the king shall depart from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 - (LXX 37:14) All thy friends have forgotten thee; they shall not ask about thee at all, for I have smitten thee with the stroke of an enemy, even severe correction: thy sins have abounded above all thine iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - For any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who shall separate himself from me, and conceive his imaginations in his heart, and set before his face the punishment of his iniquity, and come to the prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him, according to the things wherein he is entangled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:10 - And they shall bear their iniquity according to the trespass of him that asks; and it shall be in like manner to the prophet according to the trespass:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:1 - And it came to pass in the seventh year, on the fifteenth day of the month, there came men of the elders of the house of Israel to enquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:3 - Son of man, speak to the elders of the house of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, I will not be enquired of by you, saith the Lord.

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