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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 behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the day of Shabbat?" that they might accuse him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:1 - The Perushim and Tzedukim came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - His talmidim asked him, saying, "Then why do the Sofrim say that Eliyah must come first?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:23 - On that day Tzedukim (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:35 - One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:46 - No one was able to answer him a word, neither dared any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Yeshua stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" Yeshua said to him, "So you say."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:9 - He asked him, "What is your name?" He said to him, "My name is Legion, for we are many."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:5 - The Perushim and the Sofrim asked him, "Why don't your talmidim walk according to the tradition of the Zakenim, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:17 - When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his talmidim asked him about the parable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:27 - Yeshua went out, with his talmidim, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his talmidim, "Who do men say that I am?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:29 - He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Rock answered, "You are the Messiah."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - They asked him, saying, "Why do the Sofrim say that Eliyah must come first?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:16 - He asked the Sofrim, "What are you asking them?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:28 - When he had come into the house, his talmidim asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:33 - He came to Kafar-Nachum, and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:2 - Perushim came to him testing him, and asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:10 - In the house, his talmidim asked him again about the same matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 - As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:29 - Yeshua 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 - There came to him Tzedukim, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:28 - One of the Sofrim came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which mitzvah is the greatest of all?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:34 - When Yeshua saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Rock, Ya`akov, Yochanan, and Andrai asked him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:60 - The Kohen Gadol stood up in the midst, and asked Yeshua, "Have you no answer? What is it which these testify against you?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:61 - But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the Kohen Gadol asked him, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:2 - Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" He answered, "So you say."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:4 - Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:46 - It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:10 - The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:14 - Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:9 - Then Yeshua said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Shabbat to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:9 - Then his talmidim asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:30 - Yeshua asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:18 - It happened, as he was praying alone, that the talmidim were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:20 - Being asked by the Perushim when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The Kingdom of God doesn't come with observation;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:40 - Standing still, Yeshua commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:21 - They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:28 - They asked him, "Teacher, Moshe wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:40 - They didn't dare to ask him any more questions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:7 - They asked him, "Teacher, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:64 - Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, "Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:6 - But when Pilate heard Galil mentioned, he asked if the man was a Gelili.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9 - He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.

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