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Lexicon :: Strong's G1905 - eperōtaō

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ἐπερωτάω
Transliteration
eperōtaō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-er-o-tah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
56x in 15 unique form(s) TR
59x in 18 unique form(s) LXX
58x in 20 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:687,262

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπερωτάω eperōtáō, ep-er-o-tah'-o; from G1909 and G2065; to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek:—ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x

The KJV translates Strong's G1905 in the following manner: ask (53x), demand (2x), desire (1x), ask question (1x), question (1x), ask after (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x
The KJV translates Strong's G1905 in the following manner: ask (53x), demand (2x), desire (1x), ask question (1x), question (1x), ask after (1x).

  1. to accost one with an enquiry, put a question to, enquiry of, ask, interrogate

  2. to address one with a request or demand

    1. to ask of or demand of one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπερωτάω eperōtáō, ep-er-o-tah'-o; from G1909 and G2065; to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek:—ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question.
STRONGS G1905:
ἐπερωτάω, ἐπερωτῶ; imperfect ἐπηρώτων; future ἐπερωτήσω; 1 aorist ἐπηρώτησα; 1 aorist passive participle ἐπερωτηθείς; the Sept. mostly for שָׁאַל, sometimes for דָּרַשׁ;
1. to accost one with an inquiry, put a question to, inquire of, ask, interrogate (ἐπί directive, uniformly in the N. T.; Meyer on Mark 11:29 (cf. ἐπί, D. 2)): τινα, Mark 9:32; Mark 12:34; Matthew 22:46; Luke 2:46; 1 Corinthians 14:35; John 18:21 R G; τινα τί, ask one anything, Mark 7:17 L T Tr WH; Mark 11:29; Luke 20:40; τινα περί τίνος, one about a thing, Mark 7:17 R G; (Luke 9:45 Lachmann) (Herodotus 1, 32; Demosthenes 1072, 12); followed by λέγων with the words used by the questioner, Matthew 12:10; Matthew 17:10; Mark 9:11; Mark 12:18; Luke 3:10, 14; Luke 20:27; Luke 23:3 (R G L), and often in the Synoptic Gospels; followed by εἰ, whether, Mark 8:23; Mark 15:44; Luke 23:6; or some other form of the indirect question, Acts 23:34; ἐπηρώτων λέγοντες (L T Tr WH omit λέγοντες), τίς εἴη, Luke 8:9; ἐπερωτᾶν Θεόν to consult God (Numbers 23:3; Joshua 9:20 (14); Judges 1:1; Judges 18:5; Isaiah 19:3, etc.; Thucydides 1, 118 (etc.)), hence, to seek to know God's purpose and to do his will, Romans 10:20 from Isaiah 65:1.
2. by a usage foreign to the Greeks, to address one with a request or demand; to ask of or demand of one: followed by the infinitive Matthew 16:1 (so ἐπερωτᾶν τινα τί, Hebrew שָׁאַל, in Psalm 136:3 (Ps. 137:3); (this sense is disputed by some; see Zezschwitz as referred to at end of next word; cf. Weiss on Matthew, the passage cited, and see ἐρωτάω, 2)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
23:3
Joshua
9:20
Judges
1:1; 18:5
Psalms
136:3; 137:3
Isaiah
19:3; 65:1
Matthew
12:10; 16:1; 17:10; 22:46
Mark
7:17; 7:17; 8:23; 9:11; 9:32; 11:29; 11:29; 12:18; 12:34; 15:44
Luke
2:46; 3:10; 3:14; 8:9; 9:45; 20:27; 20:40; 23:3; 23:6
John
18:21
Acts
23:34
Romans
10:20
1 Corinthians
14:35

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1905 matches the Greek ἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō),
which occurs 56 times in 56 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10 - And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:1 - And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:23 - The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:35 - And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:41 - Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:46 - And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:9 - And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:5 - And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:17 - And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:27 - And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:29 - And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:16 - And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:28 - And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:32 - But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:33 - And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:2 - And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:10 - And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 - And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:29 - Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:18 - And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:28 - And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:34 - And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:60 - And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:61 - But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:2 - And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:4 - And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.[fn] And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:46 - After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:10 - And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:14 - Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:9 - And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:9 - And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:30 - Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:18 - Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:20 - Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:40 - And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:21 - So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality,[fn] but truly teach the way of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:28 - and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man[fn] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:40 - For they no longer dared to ask him any question.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:7 - And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:64 - They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:6 - When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9 - So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer.

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