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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 - A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they could accuse him.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:23 - The same day Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:35 - And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:41 - While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:46 - No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:5 - The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:17 - Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked, "Do you see anything?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:27 - Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:29 - 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 - Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:16 - He asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - 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 - Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:32 - But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:33 - Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:2 - Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:10 - In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 - Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, "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 - Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:28 - Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:34 - When Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." Then no one dared any longer to question him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:60 - Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:61 - But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:2 - So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:4 - So Pilate asked him again, "Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:10 - So the crowds were asking him, "What then should we do?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:14 - Then some soldiers also asked him, "And as for us - what should we do?" He told them, "Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:9 - Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:9 - Then 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?" He said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:18 - Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:20 - Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - Now a certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:40 - So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:21 - Thus they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:28 - They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:40 - For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:7 - So they asked him, "Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:64 - They blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly, "Prophesy! Who hit you?"

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9 - So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.

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