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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
72x 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 70 times in 67 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:42–Act 13:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:42 - Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:8 - Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7 - "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8 - For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:9 - Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:10 - Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 - If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19 - Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20 - Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:22 - And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20 - But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58 - He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - He swore to her, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:24 - So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "The head of John the baptizer."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25 - Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request: "I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - But Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:24 - For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:8 - Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:63 - He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:30 - Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 - "So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:10 - For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:12 - Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 - If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - But the one who did not know his master's will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:23 - But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:52 - He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:9 - So the Samaritan woman said to him, "How can you - a Jew - ask me, a Samaritan woman, for water to drink?" (For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:10 - Jesus answered her, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, 'Give me some water to drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:22 - But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:13 - And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:14 - If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:7 - If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:16 - You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 - At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:24 - Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2 - And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called "the Beautiful Gate" every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:14 - But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:46 - He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king's personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country's food supply was provided by the king's country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:21 - Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

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