Greek verb · G1905
ἐπερωτάω
eperotaoep-er-o-tah'-o
to inquire of, consult, question; In late Gk.
56 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: eperōtáō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1905is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 16spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1905
to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek
The King James renders it: ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
eperotao is rendered "to inquire of, consult, question; In late Gk.". It stands 56 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Twenty-five of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to inquire of, consult, question".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 12:10and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
- The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.
The first use
and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
Matthew 12:10ἐπηρώτησαν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to inquire of, consult, question, and In late Gk..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to inquire of, consult, question | Tagged as
and 14 more, 53 uses in all | WhereMatthew 12:18“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights… |
| In late Gk.to beg of, demand of | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 16:1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 56, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
16 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπηρώτησεν15
- ἐπηρώτα10
- ἐπηρώτων10
- ἐπηρώτησαν7
- ἐπερωτῆσαι.¶2
- ἐπερωτῶσιν2
- ἐπερωτᾶν1
- ἐπερωτάτωσαν1
- Ἐπερωτηθεὶς1
- ἐπερωτῆσαι1
- ἐπερωτήσας1
- ἐπερωτήσατε.¶1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular16V-AAI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural10V-IAI-3P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular10V-IAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural7V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-APP-NSM
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-FAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person plural1V-PAM-3P
Matthew
eight uses
and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
- ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they asked
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
- ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they asked
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
- ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: asked
That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
- ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they questioned
One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: questioned
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: questioned
No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
- ἐπερωτῆσαιeperotesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to question
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: questioned
Mark
twenty-five uses
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was asking
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
- ἐπερωτῶσινeperotosinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: questioned
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were asking
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was asking
Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was questioning
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was questioning
And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were asking
“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He asked
Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He asked
After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were asking
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
- ἐπερωτῆσαι.¶eperotesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to ask
Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was asking
Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were questioning
When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were questioning
As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was asking
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- ἐπερωτήσωeperotesoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will ask
Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were questioning
Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he questioned
When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
- ἐπερωτῆσαι.¶eperotesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to question
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was asking
So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he questioned
But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was questioning
So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: questioned
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was questioning
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he questioned
Luke
seventeen uses
Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
- ἐπερωτῶνταeperotontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: questioning
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were asking
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Were asking
Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
- ἐπερωτῶeperotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I ask
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
- Ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Were asking
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Asked
One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He questioned
When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
- Ἐπερωτηθεὶςeperotetheisverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having been asked
Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- ἐπηρώτησένeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He asked
“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
- ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they questioned
Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
- ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they questioned
And they did not dare to question Him any further.
- ἐπερωτᾶνeperotanverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to ask
“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
- Ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They asked
They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
- ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were questioning
When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.
- ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was questioning
John
two uses
That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
- ἐπερωτήσατε.¶eperotesateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do question
So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He questioned
Acts
two uses
They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
- ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
- ἐπερωτήσαςeperotesasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having asked
Romans
one use
And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
- ἐπερωτῶσινeperotosinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: inquiring after
1 Corinthians
one use
If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.
- ἐπερωτάτωσανeperotatosanverb · present active, command · 3rd person pluraltagged: they should ask
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
