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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 61 times in 58 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 24:47–Jer 18:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:47 - “Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him’; and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her [fn]wrists.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:57 - And they said, “We will call the girl and [fn]consult her wishes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:17 - He commanded the [fn]one in front, saying, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and to whom do these animals in front of you belong?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:29 - Then Jacob asked him and said, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And he blessed him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:15 - A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “[fn]What are you looking for?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7 - He asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “[fn]Why are your faces so sad today?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:7 - But they said, “The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ So we [fn]answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:27 - Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:19 - “My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:28 - Now he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out the way before him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Joseph [fn]prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared [fn]before him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:13 - Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:14 - “And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘With a [fn]powerful hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of [fn]slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:20 - “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which the LORD our God commanded you?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:14 - then you shall investigate and search out and inquire thoroughly. If it is true and the matter established that this abomination has been done among you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:6 - “[fn]Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask [fn]later, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:21 - He said to the sons of [fn]Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:20 - He said to her, “Stand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, ‘Is there anyone here?’ that you shall say, ‘No.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:18 - But the angel of the LORD said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is [fn]wonderful?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:4 - and they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22 - Then he himself went to Ramah and came as far as the large well that is in Secu; and he asked and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” And someone said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:10 - “He inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:13 - Saul then said to him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he would rise up against me by lying in ambush as it is this day?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:15 - “Did I just begin to inquire of God for him today? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to any of the household of my father, for your servant knows nothing [fn]at all of this whole affair.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:4 - Then David inquired of the LORD once more. And the LORD answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:5 - So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, [fn]visit Nabal and greet him in my name;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8 - ‘Ask your young men and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a [fn]festive day. Please give whatever you find at hand to your servants and to your son David.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21 - When David came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to follow David, who had also been left at the brook Besor, and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him, then David approached the people and greeted them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:19 - Then David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - Toi sent [fn]Joram his son to King David to [fn]greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and [fn]defeated him; for Hadadezer [fn]had been at war with Toi. And [fn]Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18 - Then she spoke, saying, “Formerly they used to say, ‘They will surely ask advice at Abel,’ and thus they ended the dispute.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:10 - David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You give them into my hand?” Then the LORD said to him, “Go up, for I will give them into your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:14 - David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around [fn]behind them and come at them in front of the [fn]balsam trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:10 - he sent [fn]Hadoram his son to King David to [fn]greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had [fn]defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - “Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10 - “We also asked them their names so as to inform you, and that we might write down the names of the men who were at their head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:2 - that Hanani, one of my brothers, and [fn]some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped and had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:29 - “Have you not asked wayfaring men,
And do you not recognize their [fn]witness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:3 - “Now gird up your loins like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:7 - “Now gird up your loins like a man;
I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:4 - ‘Hear, now, and I will speak;
I will ask You, and You instruct me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I do not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:6 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:18 - “Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:16 - [fn]Sheol, and the barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28 - “But when I look, there is no one,
And there is no counselor [fn]among them
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:11 - Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his [fn]Maker:
“[fn]Ask Me about the things to come [fn]concerning My sons,
And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:16 - Thus says the LORD,
“Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is, and walk in it;
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:13 - “Therefore thus says the LORD,
‘Ask now among the nations,
Who ever heard the like of [fn]this?
The virgin of Israel
Has done a most appalling thing.

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