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Lexicon :: Strong's G154 - aiteō

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αἰτέω
Transliteration
aiteō (Key)
Pronunciation
ahee-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
70x in 38 unique form(s) TR
71x in 39 unique form(s) LXX
71x in 28 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:191,30

Trench's Synonyms: xl. αἰτέω, ἐρωτάω.

Strong’s Definitions

αἰτέω aitéō, ahee-teh'-o; of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):—ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare G4441.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's G154 in the following manner: ask (48x), desire (17x), beg (2x), require (2x), crave (1x), call for (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's G154 in the following manner: ask (48x), desire (17x), beg (2x), require (2x), crave (1x), call for (1x).

  1. to ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἰτέω aitéō, ahee-teh'-o; of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):—ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare G4441.
STRONGS G154:
αἰτέω, -ῶ; future αἰτήσω; 1 aorist ᾔτησα; perfect ἤτηκα; middle, present αἰτοῦμαι; imperfect ᾐτούμην future αἰτήσομαι; 1 aorist ᾐτησάμην; [from Homer down]; to ask; middle to ask for oneself, request for oneself; absolutely: James 1:6; Matthew 7:7; middle, James 4:3; John 16:26; Mark 15:8; αἰτεῖσθαι τι, John 15:7; Matthew 14:7; Mark 6:24; Mark 10:38; Mark 11:24; Mark 15:43; 1 John 5:14; Luke 23:52; Acts 25:3, 15, etc.; αἰτεῖν with the accusative of the person to whom the request is made: Matthew 5:42; Matthew 6:8; Luke 6:30; αἰτεῖσθαι with the accusative of the person asked for — whether to be released, Matthew 27:20; Mark 15:6 [here T WH Tr marginal reading παραιτ., which see]; Luke 23:25; or bestowed as a gift; Acts 13:21; αἰτεῖν τι ἀπό τινος, Matthew 20:20 L Tr text WH text; [Luke 12:20 Tr WH]; 1 John 5:15 L T Tr WH; (so αἰτεῖσθαι in Plutarch, Galb. 20) [cf. Buttmann, 149 (130)]; τὶ παρά τινος, Acts 3:2; Matthew 20:20 R G T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; James 1:5; 1 John 5:15 R G; followed by the infinitive, John 4:9; middle, Acts 9:2; [αἰτεῖν τι ἐν τ. ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ, John 14:13; John 16:24 (see ὄνομα, 2 e.); τὶ ἐν τῇ προσευχή, Matthew 21:22]; αἰτεῖν τινά τι, Matthew 7:9; Luke 11:11; Mark 6:22; John [John 14:14 T but L WH Tr marginal reading brackets]; John 16:23; ὑπέρ τινος followed by ἵνα, Colossians 1:9 [cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)]; αἰτεῖσθαι with the accusative and the infinitive, Luke 23:23; Acts 3:14; only with the infinitive, Acts 7:46 (ᾐτήσατο εὑρεῖν he asked that he himself might find; others wrongly translate ᾐτήσατο desired); Ephesians 3:13.
With the idea of demanding prominent: αἰτεῖν τι, Luke 1:63; 1 Corinthians 1:22; τινά τι, Luke 12:48; 1 Peter 3:15.
[The constructions of this word in the Greek Bible, the Apostolic Fathers, etc., are exhibited in detail by Prof. Ezra Abbot in the North American Review for Jan. 1872, p. 182f. He there shows also (in opposition to Trench, § xl., and others) that it is not "the constant word for the seeking of the inferior from the superior," and so differing from ἐρωτάω, which has been assumed to imply 'a certain equality or familiarity between the parties'; that the distinction between the words does not turn upon the relative dignity of the person asking and the person asked; but that αἰτέω signifies to ask for something to be given not done, giving prominence to the thing asked for rather than the person, and hence is rarely used in exhortation. έρωτάω, on the other hand, is to request a person to do (rarely to give) something; referring more directly to the person, it is naturally used in exhortation, etc. The views of Trench are also rejected by Cremer, 4te Aufl. under the word. The latter distinguishes αἰτέω from similar words as follows: "αἰτέω denotes the request of the will, ἐπιθυμέω that of the sensibilities, δέομαι the asking of need, while ἐρωτάω marks the form of the request, as does εὔχεσθαι also, which in classic Greek is the proper expression for a request directed to the gods and embodying itself in prayer." έρωτάω, αἰτέω and δέομαι are also compared briefy by Green, Critical Notes, etc. (on John 14:13, 16), who concludes of ἐρωτάω "it cannot serve to indicate directly any peculiar position, absolute or relative, of the agent. The use of the word may, therefore, be viewed as having relation to the manner and cast of the request, namely, when carrying a certain freedom of aim and bearing; a thing inseparable from the act of direct interrogation"; cf. further Schmidt, chapter 7. Compare: ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ- (-μαι), προσαιτέω.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:42; 6:8; 7:7; 7:9; 14:7; 20:20; 20:20; 21:22; 27:20
Mark
6:22; 6:24; 10:38; 11:24; 15:6; 15:8; 15:43
Luke
1:63; 6:30; 11:11; 12:20; 12:48; 23:23; 23:25; 23:52
John
4:9; 14:13; 14:13; 14:14; 14:16; 15:7; 16:23; 16:24; 16:26
Acts
3:2; 3:14; 7:46; 9:2; 13:21; 25:3; 25:15
1 Corinthians
1:22
Ephesians
3:13
Colossians
1:9
James
1:5; 1:6; 4:3
1 Peter
3:15
1 John
5:14; 5:15; 5:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G154 matches the Greek αἰτέω (aiteō),
which occurs 71 times in 63 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 3:22–Psa 78:18)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:22 - But every woman shall ask of her neighbour and fellow lodger, articles of gold and silver, and apparel; and ye shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters,—and spoil ye the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:2 - Speak therefore secretly in the ears of the people, and let every one ask of his neighbour jewels of silver and gold, and raiment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:35 - And the children of Israel did as Moses commanded them, and they asked of the Egyptians articles of silver and gold and apparel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:14 - (LXX 22:13) And if any one borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be wounded or die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, he shall make compensation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:12 - And now, Israel, what does the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, and to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:16 - according to all things which thou didst desire of the Lord thy God in Choreb in the day of the assembly, saying, We will not again hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and we will not any more see this great fire, and so we shall not die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:12 - And now I ask of thee this mountain, as the Lord said in that day; for thou heardest this word on that day; and now the Enakim are there, cities great and strong: if then the Lord should be with me, I will utterly destroy them, as the Lord said to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:18 - And it came to pass as she went out that she counselled him, saying, I will ask of my father a field; and she cried from off her ass; and Chaleb said to her, [fn]What is it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:50 - by the command of God, and they gave him the city which he asked for, Thamnasarach, which is in the mount of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:14 - And it came to pass as she went in, that Gothoniel urged her to ask a field of her father; and she murmured and cried from off her ass, Thou hast sent me forth into a south land: and Chaleb said to her, [fn]What is thy request?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:25 - He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:24 - And Gedeon said to them, I will make a request of you, and do ye give me every man an earring out of his spoils: for they had golden earrings, for they were Ismaelites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - And the weight of the golden earrings which he asked, was a thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and the chains, and the garments, and the purple cloths that were on the kings of Madiam, and besides the chains that were on the necks of their camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17 - And Heli answered and said to her, Go in peace: the God of Israel give thee all thy petition, which thou hast asked of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:20 - And it came to pass [fn]when the time was come, that she brought forth a son, and called his name Samuel, and said, Because I asked him of the Lord God of Sabaoth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27 - For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:10 - And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:17 - Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your wickedness is great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:19 - And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our sins this iniquity, in asking for us a king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:13 - And David said, With a good will I will make with thee a covenant: only I demand one condition of thee, saying, Thou shalt not see my face, unless thou bring Melchol the daughter of Saul, when thou comest to see my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:20 - Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:16 - And now I make one request of thee, do not turn away thy face. And Bersabee said to him, Speak on.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:20 - And she said to him, I ask of thee one little request; turn not away my face from thee. And the king said to her, Ask, my mother, and I will not reject thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why hast thou asked Abisag for Adonias? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother, and he has for his companion Abiathar the priest, and Joab the son of Saruia the commander-in-chief.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:5 - And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for thyself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:10 - And it was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon asked this thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:11 - And the Lord said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing of me, and hast not asked for thyself [fn]long life, and hast not asked wealth, nor hast asked the lives of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to hear judgment;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:13 - And I have given thee what thou hast not asked, wealth and glory, so that there has not been any one like thee among kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:13 - And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, whatsoever she asked, besides all that he had given her [fn]by the hand of king Solomon: and she returned, and came into her own land, she and her servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:4 - And he himself went a day's journey in the wilderness, and came and sat under a juniper tree; and asked concerning his life that he might die, and said, Let it be enough now, O Lord, take, I pray thee, my life from me; for I am no better than my fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:9 - And it came to pass while they were crossing over, that Eliu said to Elisaie, Ask what I shall do for thee before I am taken up from thee. And Elisaie said, Let there be, I pray thee, [fn]a double portion of thy spirit upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10 - And Eliu said, Thou hast [fn]asked a hard thing: if thou shalt see me when I am taken up from thee, then shall it be so to thee; and if not, it shall not be so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3 - And he said to her, Go, borrow for thyself vessels without of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:28 - And she said, Did I ask a son of my lord? For did I not say, [fn]Do not deal deceitfully with me?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:10 - And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that thou wouldest indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest make me know that thou wilt not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:7 - In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:11 - And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked great wealth, nor glory, nor the life of thine enemies, and thou hast not asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and understanding, that thou mightest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12 - And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she requested, besides all that she brought to king Solomon: and she returned to her own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - And he was exalted beyond all his other sons in all the coasts of Juda and Benjamin, and in the strong cities; and he gave them provisions in great abundance: and he desired many wives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:9 - And whatever need there may be, ye shall give both the young of bulls and rams, and lambs for whole-burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil:—let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatsoever they shall ask;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21 - and from me, whatever it shall seem good to thee to give. I king Arthasastha have made a decree for all the treasuries that are in the country beyond the river, that whatever Esdras the priest and scribe of the God of heaven may ask you, it shall be done speedily,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed to ask of the king a guard and horsemen to save us from the enemy in the way: for we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath are upon all that forsake him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:6 - But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Arthasastha king of Babylon I came to the king, and after a certain time I made my request of the king;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:22 - What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25 - But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8 - Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:4 - (LXX 20:5) He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4 - (LXX 26:4) One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I earnestly seek: that I should dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I should behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and survey his temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:6 - (LXX 39:7) [fn] Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; but a body hast thou prepared me: whole-burnt-offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:18 - (LXX 77:18) And they tempted God in their hearts, in asking meat for the desire of their souls.

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