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aiteō G154

αἰτέω (aiteō) means “to ask” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

αἰτέω Greek · G154 70 tagged occurrences in 67 verses

Pronunciation guide: ahee-teh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0154

αἰτέω · aiteō · to ask

αἰτέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ;] to ask, request: absol., Mat.7:7, Jas.1:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:42, Luk.6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.20:20, 1Jn.5:15; id. before παρά, Act.3:2, Jas.1:5; with dupl. accusative Mat.7:9, Mrk.6:22, Jhn.16:23. Mid. (on the distinction bet. mid. and act., see M, Pr., 160): absol., Mrk.15:8, Jhn.16:26, Jas.4:3; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.14:7, Mrk.6:24, al.; with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:20, Luk.23:25; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, Act.9:2; with accusative and inf., Luk.23:23. with inf. Act.7:46, Eph.3:13 (cf. ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ-, προσ- αιτέω). SYN.: ἐρωτάω, which see, πυνθάνομαι. On the proper distinction between these words, see Tr., Syn., § xl, Thayer, see word αἰ. In late Gk., however, αἰ. and ἐ. seem to have become practically synonymous (cf. Act.3:2,3; see Field, Notes, 101 f.; M, Th., I, 4:1; M, Pr., 66.n; MM, VGT, see word). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I ask, request, petition, demand.

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How translators render G154

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
ask 8
you ask 6
we ask 5
to ask for 3
who asks 3
you ask for 3
and requested 2
ask for 2
asks 2
asks for 2
you are asking 2
and when you do ask 1
asked 1
asked that 1
asking 1
asking pilate 1
calling for 1
demand 1
demanding 1
he asks for 1
he must ask 1
he should ask 1
he should ask god 1
i ask you 1
if he asks for 1
she asked 1
should i request 1
the people asked for 1
they asked 1
they asked for 1
they had requested 1
to beg 1
to grant them 1
to make a request 1
we have asked 1
who ask 1
will be demanded 1
with her request 1
would have asked 1
you ask of 1
you have not asked 1
you will ask 1
zechariah asked for 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
ask 8
ye shall ask 6
ye ask 4
desired 3
and begged 2
and desired 2
desiring 2
he shall ask 2
let him ask 2
one that asketh 2
that asketh 2
they desired 2
to desire 2
we ask 2
and asked 1
askest 1
craved 1
he ask 1
he asked 1
he called 1
i desire 1
require 1
requiring 1
shall ask 1
shall i ask 1
they had desired 1
they should ask 1
they will ask 1
thou wilt ask 1
to ask 1
to him that asketh 1
to them that ask 1
we desired 1
would ask 1
yet desired they 1

Verses containing G154

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  1. Matthew 5:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

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  2. Matthew 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

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  3. Matthew 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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  4. Matthew 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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  5. Matthew 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

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  6. Matthew 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

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  7. Matthew 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

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  8. Matthew 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

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  9. Matthew 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

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  10. Matthew 20:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

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  11. Matthew 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.

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  12. Matthew 21:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

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  13. Matthew 27:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

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  14. Matthew 27:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

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  15. Mark 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

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  16. Mark 6:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

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  17. Mark 6:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

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  18. Mark 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

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  19. Mark 10:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

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  20. Mark 10:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”

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  21. Mark 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

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  22. Mark 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

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  23. Mark 15:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

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  24. Luke 1:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

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  25. Luke 6:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

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  26. Luke 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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  27. Luke 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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  28. Luke 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

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  29. Luke 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

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  30. Luke 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

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  31. Luke 12:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

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  32. Luke 23:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

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  33. Luke 23:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

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  34. Luke 23:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

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  35. John 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

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  36. John 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

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  37. John 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”

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  38. John 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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  39. John 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.

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  40. John 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

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  41. John 15:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

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  42. John 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

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  43. John 16:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

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  44. John 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

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  45. Acts 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

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  46. Acts 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

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  47. Acts 7:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

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  48. Acts 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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  49. Acts 12:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

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  50. Acts 13:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

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