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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

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Strong's Number G2065 matches the Greek ἐρωτάω (erōtaō),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in 'Jhn' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 - καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Ἰωάννου ὅτε ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐξ Ἱεροσολύμων ἱερεῖς καὶ Λευίτας ἵνα ἐρωτήσωσιν G2065 αὐτόν σὺ τίς εἶ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - καὶ ἠρώτησαν G2065 αὐτόν τί οὖν σύ Ἠλίας εἶ καὶ λέγει οὐκ εἰμί ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ καὶ ἀπεκρίθη οὔ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - καὶ ἠρώτησαν G2065 αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ τί οὖν βαπτίζεις εἰ σὺ οὐκ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐδὲ Ἠλίας οὐδὲ ὁ προφήτης

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31 - ἐν τῷ μεταξὺ ἠρώτων G2065 αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ λέγοντες ῥαββί φάγε

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:40 - ὡς οὖν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Σαμαρῖται ἠρώτων G2065 αὐτὸν μεῖναι παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ δύο ἡμέρας

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - οὗτος ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἥκει ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν ἀπῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἠρώτα G2065 ἵνα καταβῇ καὶ ἰάσηται αὐτοῦ τὸν υἱόν ἤμελλεν γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκειν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:12 - ἠρώτησαν G2065 αὐτόν τίς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ εἰπών σοι ἆρον καὶ περιπάτει

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 - ὡς δὲ ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες G2065 αὐτόν ἀνέκυψεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν πρῶτος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν βαλέτω λίθον

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 - καὶ ἠρώτησαν G2065 αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες ῥαββί τίς ἥμαρτεν οὗτος ἢ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ ἵνα τυφλὸς γεννηθῇ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:15 - πάλιν οὖν ἠρώτων G2065 αὐτὸν καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι πῶς ἀνέβλεψεν ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς πηλὸν ἐπέθηκέν μου ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς καὶ ἐνιψάμην καὶ βλέπω

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:19 - καὶ ἠρώτησαν G2065 αὐτοὺς λέγοντες οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς ὑμῶν ὃν ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι τυφλὸς ἐγεννήθη πῶς οὖν βλέπει ἄρτι

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - πῶς δὲ νῦν βλέπει οὐκ οἴδαμεν ἢ τίς ἤνοιξεν αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἡμεῖς οὐκ οἴδαμεν αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε G2065 ἡλικίαν ἔχει αὐτὸς περὶ ἑαυτοῦ λαλήσει

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:23 - διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπαν ὅτι ἡλικίαν ἔχει αὐτὸν ἐπερωτήσατε

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:21 - οὗτοι οὖν προσῆλθον Φιλίππῳ τῷ ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἠρώτων G2065 αὐτὸν λέγοντες κύριε θέλομεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἰδεῖν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:16 - κἀγὼ ἐρωτήσω G2065 τὸν πατέρα καὶ ἄλλον παράκλητον δώσει ὑμῖν ἵνα μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ᾖ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 - νῦν δὲ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πέμψαντά με καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐρωτᾷ G2065 με ποῦ ὑπάγεις

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - ἔγνω ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἤθελον αὐτὸν ἐρωτᾶν G2065 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς περὶ τούτου ζητεῖτε μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων ὅτι εἶπον μικρὸν καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ με

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 - καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἐρωτήσετε G2065 οὐδέν ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ἄν τι αἰτήσητε τὸν πατέρα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δώσει ὑμῖν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου αἰτήσεσθε καὶ οὐ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐρωτήσω G2065 τὸν πατέρα περὶ ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:30 - νῦν οἴδαμεν ὅτι οἶδας πάντα καὶ οὐ χρείαν ἔχεις ἵνα τίς σε ἐρωτᾷ G2065 ἐν τούτῳ πιστεύομεν ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἐξῆλθες

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:9 - ἐγὼ περὶ αὐτῶν ἐρωτῶ G2065 οὐ περὶ τοῦ κόσμου ἐρωτῶ G2065 ἀλλὰ περὶ ὧν δέδωκάς μοι ὅτι σοί εἰσιν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15 - οὐκ ἐρωτῶ G2065 ἵνα ἄρῃς αὐτοὺς ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα τηρήσῃς αὐτοὺς ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:20 - οὐ περὶ τούτων δὲ ἐρωτῶ G2065 μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ τῶν πιστευόντων διὰ τοῦ λόγου αὐτῶν εἰς ἐμέ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:19 - ὁ οὖν ἀρχιερεὺς ἠρώτησεν G2065 τὸν Ἰησοῦν περὶ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ τῆς διδαχῆς αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - οἱ οὖν Ἰουδαῖοι ἐπεὶ παρασκευὴ ἦν ἵνα μὴ μείνῃ ἐπὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ τὰ σώματα ἐν τῷ σαββάτῳ ἦν γὰρ μεγάλη ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνου τοῦ σαββάτου ἠρώτησαν G2065 τὸν Πιλᾶτον ἵνα κατεαγῶσιν αὐτῶν τὰ σκέλη καὶ ἀρθῶσιν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν G2065 τὸν Πιλᾶτον Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἦλθεν οὖν καὶ ἦρεν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ
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