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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)
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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)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:23 - But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and were pleading with G2065 Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting [fn]at us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13 -

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking G2065 His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - And He said to him, “Why are you asking G2065 Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:24 - And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask G2065 you one [fn]thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:10 -

And when He was alone, [fn]His followers, along with the twelve, began asking G2065 Him about the parables.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:26 - Now the woman was a [fn]Greek, of Syrophoenician descent. And she kept asking G2065 Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:5 - And He was asking G2065 them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:38 -

Then He stood up and left the synagogue, and entered Simon’s home. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked G2065 Him [fn]to help her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked G2065 him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 - Now when he heard about Jesus, he sent some [fn]Jewish elders asking G2065 Him to come and [fn]save the life of his slave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:36 -

Now one of the Pharisees was asking G2065 Him to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:37 - And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked G2065 Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear. And He got into a boat and returned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they [fn]did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask G2065 Him about this statement.

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Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked G2065 Him to have a meal with him. And He went in and reclined at the table.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:18 - “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a [fn]piece of land and I need to go out and look at it. I ask you G2065, consider me excused.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:19 - “And another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you G2065, consider me excused.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:32 - “Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends [fn]a delegation and asks G2065 for terms of peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:27 - “And he said, ‘Then I am asking G2065 you, father, that you send him to my father’s house—

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:31 - “And if anyone asks G2065 you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:3 - And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask G2065 you a [fn]question, and you tell Me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:68

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:68 - and if I ask G2065 a G2065 question G2065, you will not answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - So Pilate asked G2065 Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “You yourself say it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 -

And this is the witness of John, when the [fn]Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask G2065 him, “Who are you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - And they asked G2065 him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - And they asked G2065 him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the [fn]Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31 -

Meanwhile the disciples were urging G2065 Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:40 - So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they were asking G2065 Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was asking G2065 Him to come down and heal his son; for he was about to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:12 - They asked G2065 him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 - But when they persisted in asking G2065 Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 - And His disciples asked G2065 Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:15 - So the Pharisees also were asking G2065 him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:19 - and questioned G2065 them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask G2065 him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:21 - these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask G2065 him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:16 - “And I will ask G2065 the Father, and He will give you another [fn]Advocate, that He may be with you forever;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 -

“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks G2065 Me, ‘Where are You going?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus knew that they were wishing to question G2065 Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 - “And on that day you will not question G2065 Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - “On that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request G2065 of the Father on your behalf;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:30 - “Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question G2065 You; by this we believe that You came from God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:9 - “I ask G2065 on their behalf; I do not ask G2065 on behalf of the world but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15 - “I do not ask G2065 You to take them out of the world, but to keep them [fn]from [fn]the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:20 -

“I do not ask G2065 on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:19 -

The high priest then questioned G2065 Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:21 - “Why do you question G2065 Me? Question G2065 those who have heard what I spoke to them; behold, they know what I said.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 -

Then the Jews, because it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath ([fn]for that Sabbath was a high day), asked G2065 Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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Now after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because of his fear of the Jews, asked G2065 Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

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So when they had come together, they were asking G2065 Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:3 - When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking G2065 to receive alms.

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