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erōtaō G2065

ἐρωτάω (erōtaō) means “to ask” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐρωτάω Greek · G2065 62 tagged occurrences in 60 verses

Pronunciation guide: er-o-tah'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2065

ἐρωτάω · erōtaō · to ask

ἐρωτάω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל ;] 1. to ask, question (cl.): absol., Luk.19:31 22:68, Jhn.8:7 with accusative of person(s), Jhn.9:21 16:19, 30 8:21; before λέγων, Mat.16:13, Luk.23:3, Jhn.1:19, 21 5:12 9:19 16:5; with dupl. accusative (WM, § 32, 4a), Mat.21:24, Mrk.4:10, Luk.20:3, Jhn.16:23 (M, Pr., 66„); with accusative of person(s), before περί, Luk.9:45, Jhn.18:19. 2. In late Gk. (Milligan, NTD, 51; not, as Cremer, 716, Thayer, see word, a "Hebraism"), = αἰτέω (which see), to ask, request: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.14:16; before imperat., Luk.14:18-19 Php.4:3; λέγων, Mat.15:23, Jhn.12:21; before ἵνα (M, Pr., 208), Mrk.7:26, Luk.7:36 16:27, Jhn.4:47 17:15 19:31, 38, 1Th.4:1, 2Jn.5; ὅπως, Luk.7:3 11:37, Act.23:20; with inf., Luk.5:3 8:37, Jhn.4:40, Act.3:3 10:48 23:18, 1Th.5:12; with accusative of person(s), before περί, Luk.4:38 Jhn.17:9, 20, 1Jn.5:16; ὑπέρ, 2Th.2:1-2; τὰ (WH, txt., om. τὰ) πρὸς εἰρήνην, Luk.14:32 (cf. δι-, ἐπ-ερωτάω) SYN.: see: αἰτέω (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.

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How translators render G2065

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
asked 8
they asked 5
ask 4
to ask 4
to question 3
we ask 3
and asked 2
asks 2
i am not asking 2
i will also ask 2
invited 2
please 2
will ask 2
and urged 1
are you asking 1
asked him 1
begged 1
do you ask 1
he asked them 1
he questioned 1
he should ask 1
i ask 1
i ask you a question 1
i beg 1
i do not ask 1
i urge 1
jesus asked 1
questioned 1
requested 1
requesting 1
she kept asking 1
they appealed 1
they inquired 1
urged 1
you will no longer ask 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
ask 6
asked 5
besought 5
i pray 4
desired 3
they asked 3
we beseech 3
they besought 2
to ask 2
will pray 2
and besought 1
and desired 1
and desireth conditions 1
and prayed 1
and prayed me 1
asked they 1
asketh 1
asking 1
beseeching 1
he asked 1
he shall pray 1
i 1
i beseech 1
i intreat 1
i will 1
pray 1
pray i 1
prayed 1
prayed they 1
she besought 1
should ask 1
to desire 1
will ask 1
ye shall ask 1

Verses containing G2065

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  1. Matthew 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

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  2. Matthew 16:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

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  3. Matthew 19:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

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  4. Matthew 21:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

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  5. Mark 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

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  6. Mark 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

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  7. Mark 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

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  8. Luke 4:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

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  9. Luke 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

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  10. Luke 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

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  11. Luke 7:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  12. Luke 8:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

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  13. Luke 9:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

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  14. Luke 11:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

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  15. Luke 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

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  16. Luke 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

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  17. Luke 14:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

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  18. Luke 16:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

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  19. Luke 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

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  20. Luke 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

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  21. Luke 22:68 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.

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  22. Luke 23:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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  23. John 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  24. John 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

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  25. John 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

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  26. John 4:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

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  27. John 4:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

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  28. John 4:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

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  29. John 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.

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  30. John 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  31. John 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

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  32. John 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

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  33. John 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

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  34. John 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  35. John 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

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  36. John 16:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

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  37. John 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?

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  38. 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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  39. 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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  40. John 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

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  41. John 17:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.

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  42. John 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.

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  43. John 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,

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  44. John 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.

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  45. John 18:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”

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  46. John 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

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  47. John 19:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

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  48. Acts 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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  49. Acts 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  50. Acts 10:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

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