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Lexicon :: Strong's G2065 - erōtaō

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ἐρωτάω
Transliteration
erōtaō (Key)
Pronunciation
er-o-tah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
63x in 21 unique form(s) TR
58x in 23 unique form(s) LXX
61x in 29 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:685,262

Trench's Synonyms: xl. αἰτέω, ἐρωτάω.

Strong’s Definitions

ἐρωτάω erōtáō, er-o-tah'-o; apparently from G2046 (compare G2045); to interrogate; by implication, to request:—ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray. Compare G4441.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's G2065 in the following manner: ask (23x), beseech (14x), pray (14x), desire (6x), intreat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's G2065 in the following manner: ask (23x), beseech (14x), pray (14x), desire (6x), intreat (1x).

  1. to question

  2. to ask

    1. to request, entreat, beg, beseech

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐρωτάω erōtáō, er-o-tah'-o; apparently from G2046 (compare G2045); to interrogate; by implication, to request:—ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray. Compare G4441.
STRONGS G2065:
ἐρωτάω, ἐρωτῶ ((infinitive ἐρωτᾶν L T Tr, ἐρωτᾶν R G WH; see Iota); imperfect 3 person plural ἠρώτων and (in Matthew 15:23 L T Tr WH, Mark 4:10 Tdf.) ἠρώτουν, cf. Buttmann, 44 (38); (Winers Grammar, 85 (82); Tdf. Proleg., p. 122; Sophocles Lexicon, p. 41; WHs Appendix, p. 166; Mullach, Griech. Vulgarspr., p. 252); future ἐρωτήσω; 1 aorist ἠρώτησα; the Sept. for שָׁאַל; to ask, i. e.:
1. as in Greek writings from Homer down to question: absolutely, Luke 22:68; John 8:7 (R); τινα, John 9:21; John 16:19, 30; (John 18:21 where Rec. ἐπερωτᾷς), etc.; with the addition of λέγων and the words of the questioner: Matthew 16:13; Luke 19:31 (om. λέγων; Luke 23:3 T Tr WH); John 1:19, 21; John 5:12; John 9:19; John 16:5; τινα τί (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 32, 4 a.), Matthew 21:24; Mark 4:10; Luke 20:3; John 16:23 (others refer this to 2); τινα περί τίνος, Luke 9:45 (Lachmann, ἐπερωτῆσαι); John 18:19.
2. to ask i. e. to request, entreat, beg, beseech, after the Hebrew שָׁאַל, in a sense very rare in secular authors (Josephus, Antiquities 5, 1, 14 (but here the text is uncertain; substitute Antiquities 7, 8, 1; cf. Dr. Ezra Abbot in No. American Rev. for 1872, p. 173 note); Babrius fab. (42, 3); 97, 3; Apoll. synt., p. 289, 20; cf. Winer's Grammar, pp. 30 and 32): τινα, John 14:16; with the addition of λέγων and the words of the asker, Matthew 15:23; John 12:21; followed by imperative alone (Buttmann, 272f (234)), Luke 14:18; Philippians 4:3; followed by ἵνα (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 8 a.; R. 237 (204)), Mark 7:26; Luke 7:36; Luke 16:27; John 4:47; John 17:15; John 19:31, 38; 2 John 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; by ὅπως, Luke 7:3; Luke 11:37; Acts 23:20; by the infinitive (Buttmann, 258 (222); cf. Winer's Grammar, 335 (315)), Luke 5:3; Luke 8:37; John 4:40; Acts 3:3; Acts 10:48; Acts 23:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; τινα περί τίνος, Luke 4:38; John 16:9, 20; 1 John 5:16; ὑπέρ τίνος (followed by εἰς with an infinitive; cf. Buttmann, 265 (228)), 2 Thessalonians 2:1f; ἐρωτᾶν τά (WH text omits τά) πρός εἰρήνην (see εἰρήνη, 1), Luke 14:32. (Synonym: see αἰτέω, at the end. Compare: διερωτάω, ἐπερωτάω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
15:23; 15:23; 16:13; 21:24
Mark
4:10; 4:10; 7:26
Luke
4:38; 5:3; 7:3; 7:36; 8:37; 9:45; 11:37; 14:18; 14:32; 16:27; 19:31; 20:3; 22:68; 23:3
John
1:19; 1:21; 4:40; 4:47; 5:12; 8:7; 9:19; 9:21; 12:21; 14:16; 16:5; 16:9; 16:19; 16:20; 16:23; 16:30; 17:15; 18:19; 18:21; 19:31; 19:38
Acts
3:3; 10:48; 23:18; 23:20
Philippians
4:3
1 Thessalonians
4:1; 5:12
2 Thessalonians
2:1
1 John
5:16
2 John
1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2065 matches the Greek ἐρωτάω (erōtaō),
which occurs 61 times in 58 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 24:47–Jer 18:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:47 - And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me; and she said, I am daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him; and I put on her the ear-rings, and the bracelets on her hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:57 - And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:17 - (LXX 32:18) And he charged the first, saying, If Esau my brother meet thee, and he ask thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither wouldest thou go, and whose are these possessions advancing before thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:29 - (LXX 32:30) And Jacob asked and said, Tell me thy name; and he said, Wherefore dost thou ask after my name? and he blessed him there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:15 - And a man found him wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7 - And he asked the eunuchs of Pharao who were with him in the prison with his master, saying, Why is it that your countenances are sad to-day?

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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 BoxGen 43:27 - And he asked them, How are ye? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom ye spoke, well? Does he yet live?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:19 - Sir, thou askedst thy servants, saying, Have ye a father or a brother?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:28 - And he sent Judas before him to Joseph, to meet him to the city of [fn]Heroes, into the land of Ramesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - And Joseph having [fn]made ready his chariots, went up to meet Israel his father, at the city of Heroes; and having appeared to him, fell on his neck, and wept with [fn]abundant weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:13 - And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has sent me to you; and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:14 - And if thy son should ask thee hereafter, saying, What is this? then thou shalt say to him, With a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:20 - And it shall come to pass when thy son shall ask thee [fn]at a future time, saying, What are the testimonies, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which the Lord our God has commanded us?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:14 - (LXX 13:15) then thou shalt enquire and ask, and search diligently, and behold, if the thing is clearly true, and this abomination has taken place among you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:6 - that these may be to you continually for an appointed sign, that when thy son asks thee [fn]in future, saying, What are these stones to us?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:21 - saying, When your sons ask you, saying, What are these stones?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:20 - And Sisara said to her, Stand now by the door of the tent, and it shall come to pass if any man come to thee, and ask of thee, and say, Is there any man here? then thou shalt say, There is not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was as of an angel of God, very dreadful; and I did not ask him whence he [fn]was, and he did not tell me his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:18 - And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why dost thou thus ask after my name; whereas it is [fn]wonderful?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:4 - And they shall ask thee how thou doest, and shall give thee two presents of bread, and thou shalt receive them of their hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22 - And Saul was very angry, and went himself also to Armathaim, and he comes as far as the well of the threshing-floor that is in Sephi; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? and they said, Behold, in Navath in Rama.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:10 - And the priest enquired of God for him, and gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:13 - And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jessæ conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as he is this day?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:15 - Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? by no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against the whole of my father's house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:4 - And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:5 - And David sent ten young men, and he said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how [fn]he is.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8 - Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Let then thy servants find grace in thine eyes, for we are come on a good day; give, we pray thee, whatsoever thy hand may find, to thy son David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21 - And David comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain [fn]by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:19 - And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hands? and the Lord said to David, Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into thine hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - And Thoü sent Jedduram his son to king David, to ask him of his welfare, and to congratulate him on his fighting against Adraazar and smiting him, for he was an enemy to Adraazar: and in his hands were vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass.

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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 Box1Ch 14:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:10 - And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to him, Go up, and I will deliver them into thy hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:14 - And David enquired of God again; and God said to him, Thou shalt not go after them; turn away from them, and thou shalt come upon them near the pear trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:10 - And he sent Aduram his son to king David to ask how he was, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Adraazar, and smitten him; for Thoa was the enemy of Adraazar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10 - And we asked them their names, in order to declare them to thee, so as to write to thee the names of their leading men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:2 - And Anani, one of my brethren, came, he and some men of Juda; and I asked them concerning those that had escaped, who had been left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:29 - Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:3 - Gird thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:7 - Nay, gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:4 - But hear me, O Lord, that I also may speak: and I will ask thee, and do thou teach me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - (LXX 34:11) Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:6 - (LXX 121:6) [fn]Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and let there be prosperity to them that love thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:18 - Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:16 - The grave, and the love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, It is enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28 - For from among the nations, behold, there was no one; and of their idols there was none to declare anything: and if I should ask them, Whence are ye? they could not answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:11 - For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, who has formed the things that are to come, Enquire of me concerning my sons, and concerning the works of my hands command me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:16 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:13 - Therefore thus saith the Lord; Enquire now among the nations, who has heard such very horrible things as the virgin of Israel has done?

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