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Lexicon :: Strong's G2065 - erōtaō

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ἐρωτάω
Transliteration
erōtaō (Key)
Pronunciation
er-o-tah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
63x in 21 unique form(s)
TR
58x in 23 unique form(s)
LXX
61x in 29 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:685,262

Trench's Synonyms: xl. αἰτέω, ἐρωτάω.

Strong’s Definitions

ἐρωτάω erōtáō, er-o-tah'-o; apparently from G2046 (compare G2045); to interrogate; by implication, to request:—ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray. Compare G4441.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's G2065 in the following manner: ask (23x), beseech (14x), pray (14x), desire (6x), intreat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's G2065 in the following manner: ask (23x), beseech (14x), pray (14x), desire (6x), intreat (1x).
  1. to question

  2. to ask

    1. to request, entreat, beg, beseech

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐρωτάω erōtáō, er-o-tah'-o; apparently from G2046 (compare G2045); to interrogate; by implication, to request:—ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray. Compare G4441.
STRONGS G2065:
ἐρωτάω, ἐρωτῶ ((infinitive ἐρωτᾶν L T Tr, ἐρωτᾶν R G WH; see Iota); imperfect 3 person plural ἠρώτων and (in Matthew 15:23 L T Tr WH, Mark 4:10 Tdf.) ἠρώτουν, cf. Buttmann, 44 (38); (Winers Grammar, 85 (82); Tdf. Proleg., p. 122; Sophocles Lexicon, p. 41; WHs Appendix, p. 166; Mullach, Griech. Vulgarspr., p. 252); future ἐρωτήσω; 1 aorist ἠρώτησα; the Sept. for שָׁאַל; to ask, i. e.:
1. as in Greek writings from Homer down to question: absolutely, Luke 22:68; John 8:7 (R); τινα, John 9:21; John 16:19, 30; (John 18:21 where Rec. ἐπερωτᾷς), etc.; with the addition of λέγων and the words of the questioner: Matthew 16:13; Luke 19:31 (om. λέγων; Luke 23:3 T Tr WH); John 1:19, 21; John 5:12; John 9:19; John 16:5; τινα τί (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 32, 4 a.), Matthew 21:24; Mark 4:10; Luke 20:3; John 16:23 (others refer this to 2); τινα περί τίνος, Luke 9:45 (Lachmann, ἐπερωτῆσαι); John 18:19.
2. to ask i. e. to request, entreat, beg, beseech, after the Hebrew שָׁאַל, in a sense very rare in secular authors (Josephus, Antiquities 5, 1, 14 (but here the text is uncertain; substitute Antiquities 7, 8, 1; cf. Dr. Ezra Abbot in No. American Rev. for 1872, p. 173 note); Babrius fab. (42, 3); 97, 3; Apoll. synt., p. 289, 20; cf. Winer's Grammar, pp. 30 and 32): τινα, John 14:16; with the addition of λέγων and the words of the asker, Matthew 15:23; John 12:21; followed by imperative alone (Buttmann, 272f (234)), Luke 14:18; Philippians 4:3; followed by ἵνα (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 8 a.; R. 237 (204)), Mark 7:26; Luke 7:36; Luke 16:27; John 4:47; John 17:15; John 19:31, 38; 2 John 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; by ὅπως, Luke 7:3; Luke 11:37; Acts 23:20; by the infinitive (Buttmann, 258 (222); cf. Winer's Grammar, 335 (315)), Luke 5:3; Luke 8:37; John 4:40; Acts 3:3; Acts 10:48; Acts 23:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; τινα περί τίνος, Luke 4:38; John 16:9, 20; 1 John 5:16; ὑπέρ τίνος (followed by εἰς with an infinitive; cf. Buttmann, 265 (228)), 2 Thessalonians 2:1f; ἐρωτᾶν τά (WH text omits τά) πρός εἰρήνην (see εἰρήνη, 1), Luke 14:32. (Synonym: see αἰτέω, at the end. Compare: διερωτάω, ἐπερωτάω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
15:23; 15:23; 16:13; 21:24
Mark
4:10; 4:10; 7:26
Luke
4:38; 5:3; 7:3; 7:36; 8:37; 9:45; 11:37; 14:18; 14:32; 16:27; 19:31; 20:3; 22:68; 23:3
John
1:19; 1:21; 4:40; 4:47; 5:12; 8:7; 9:19; 9:21; 12:21; 14:16; 16:5; 16:9; 16:19; 16:20; 16:23; 16:30; 17:15; 18:19; 18:21; 19:31; 19:38
Acts
3:3; 10:48; 23:18; 23:20
Philippians
4:3
1 Thessalonians
4:1; 5:12
2 Thessalonians
2:1
1 John
5:16
2 John
1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2065 matches the Greek ἐρωτάω (erōtaō),
which occurs 63 times in 61 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 15:23–Act 3:3)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:23 -

Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples approached him and urged him, “Send her away because she’s crying out after us.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13 -

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi,[fn] he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is? ”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 -

“Why do you ask me about what is good? ”[fn] he said to him. “There is only one who is good.[fn] If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:24 -

Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:10 -

When he was alone, those around him with the Twelve asked him about the parables.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:26 -

The woman was a Gentile,[fn] a Syrophoenician by birth, and she was asking him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:5 -

“How many loaves do you have? ” he asked them.

“Seven,” they said.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:38 -

After he left the synagogue, he entered Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked him about her.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 -

He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then he sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 -

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, requesting him to come and save the life of his servant.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:36 -

Then one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:37 -

Then all the people of the Gerasene region[fn] asked him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, he returned.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 -

But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:37 -

As he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. So he went in and reclined at the table.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:18 -

“But without exception[fn] they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:19 -

“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:32 -

“If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:27 -

“ ‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:31 -

“If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it? ’ say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:3 -

He answered them, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:68 -

“And if I ask you, you will not answer.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 -

So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews? ”

He answered him, “You say so.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 -

This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 -

“What then? ” they asked him. “Are you Elijah? ”

“I am not,” he said.

“Are you the Prophet? ”

“No,” he answered.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 -

So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31 -

In the meantime the disciples kept urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:40 -

So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 -

When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him and pleaded with him to come down and heal his son, since he was about to die.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:12 -

“Who is this man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’? ” they asked.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 -

When they persisted in questioning him, he stood up and said to them, “The one without sin among you should be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 -

His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:15 -

Then the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight.

“He put mud on my eyes,” he told them. “I washed and I can see.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:19 -

They asked them, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 -

“But we don’t know how he now sees, and we don’t know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he’s of age. He will speak for himself.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:21 -

So they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:16 -

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor[fn] to be with you forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 -

“But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going? ’

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 -

Jesus knew they wanted to ask him, and so he said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me’?

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 -

“In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 -

“On that day you will ask in my name, and I am not telling you that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:30 -

“Now we know that you know everything and don’t need anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:9 -

“I pray[fn] for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15 -

“I am not praying that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:20 -

“I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:19 -

The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:21 -

“Why do you question me? Question those who heard what I told them. Look, they know what I said.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 -

Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special[fn] day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 -

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus ​— ​but secretly because of his fear of the Jews ​— ​asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 -

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:3 -

When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked for money.


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