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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 6 times in 6 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hech 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 3:3 - Este, cuando vio a Pedro y a Juan que iban a entrar en el templo, les rogaba que le diesen limosna.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hech 10:48

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 10:48 - Y mandó bautizarles en el nombre del Señor Jesús. Entonces le rogaron que se quedase por algunos días.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hech 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 16:39 - Y viniendo, les rogaron; y sacándolos, les pidieron que salieran de la ciudad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hech 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 18:20 - los cuales le rogaban que se quedase con ellos por más tiempo; mas no accedió,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hech 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 23:18 - El entonces tomándole, le llevó al tribuno, y dijo: El preso Pablo me llamó y me rogó que trajese ante ti a este joven, que tiene algo que hablarte.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hech 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 23:20 - El le dijo: Los judíos han convenido en rogarte que mañana lleves a Pablo ante el concilio, como que van a inquirir alguna cosa más cierta acerca de él.
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