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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 63 times in 61 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 15:23–Act 3:3)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:23 - But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13 - When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep[fn] the commandments.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:24 - “I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:10 - Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:26 - and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter.
Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:5 - Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?”
“Seven loaves,” they replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:38 - After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon’s home, where he found Simon’s mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. “Please heal her,” everyone begged.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon,[fn] its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 - When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:36 - One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:37 - And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them.
So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they didn’t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:37 - As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:18 - But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:19 - Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:32 - And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:27 - “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:31 - If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:3 - “Let me ask you a question first,” he replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:68

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:68 - And if I ask you a question, you won’t answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 - This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants[fn] from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - “Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?”
“No,” he replied.
“Are you the Prophet we are expecting?”[fn]
“No.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31 - Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus, “Rabbi, eat something.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:40 - When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:12 - “Who said such a thing as that?” they demanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 - They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 - “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:15 - The Pharisees asked the man all about it. So he told them, “He put the mud over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I could see!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:19 - They asked them, “Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - but we don’t know how he can see or who healed him. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:21 - paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:16 - And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate,[fn] who will never leave you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 - “But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, “Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won’t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 - At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - Then you will ask in my name. I’m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:30 - Now we understand that you know everything, and there’s no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:9 - “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15 - I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:20 - “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:19 - Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:21 - Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was the Passover). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 - So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:3 - When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.

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