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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 27
    New Testament books
  • 16
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

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

Twenty-five of the word's fifty-six uses are in Mark.

The other 20 New Testament books never use the word.

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

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
to in­quire of, consult, questionTagged as
  • asked5
  • he questioned5
  • He was asking5
  • questioned5
  • were asking5
  • He asked3
  • they questioned3
  • was questioning3

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 ofTagged as
  • they asked3
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.

ἐπέρχομαιeperchomaito arrive/invadeUses9
ἐπερώτημαeperotemapledgeUses1

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?”

    Matthew 12:10

    • 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.

    Matthew 16:1

    • ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they asked
  • The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

    Matthew 17:10

    • 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.

    Matthew 22:23

    • ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they questioned
  • One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

    Matthew 22:35

    • ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: questioned
  • While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

    Matthew 22:41

    • 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.

    Matthew 22:46

    • 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.

    Matthew 27:11

    • 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.”

    Mark 5:9

    • 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.”

    Mark 7:5

    • 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.

    Mark 7:17

    • 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.

    Mark 8:23

    • 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?”

    Mark 8:27

    • 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.”

    Mark 8:29

    • ἐπηρώταeperotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was questioning
  • And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

    Mark 9:11

    • ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were asking
  • “What are you disputing with them?” He asked.

    Mark 9:16

    • 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.

    Mark 9:21

    • 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?”

    Mark 9:28

    • 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.

    Mark 9:32

    • 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?”

    Mark 9:33

    • 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.

    Mark 10:2

    • ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were questioning
  • When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.

    Mark 10:10

    • 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?”

    Mark 10:17

    • 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.

    Mark 11:29

    • 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:

    Mark 12:18

    • 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?”

    Mark 12:28

    • 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.

    Mark 12:34

    • 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,

    Mark 13:3

    • 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?”

    Mark 14:60

    • 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?”

    Mark 14:61

    • 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.

    Mark 15:2

    • 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!”

    Mark 15:4

    • 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.

    Mark 15:44

    • 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.

    Luke 2:46

    • ἐπερωτῶνταeperotontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: questioning
  • The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”

    Luke 3:10

    • 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.”

    Luke 3:14

    • 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?”

    Luke 6:9

    • ἐπερωτῶeperotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I ask
  • Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

    Luke 8:9

    • 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.

    Luke 8:30

    • 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?”

    Luke 9:18

    • 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.

    Luke 17:20

    • 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?”

    Luke 18:18

    • 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,

    Luke 18:40

    • 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.

    Luke 20:21

    • ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they questioned
  • Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

    Luke 20:27

    • ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they questioned
  • And they did not dare to question Him any further.

    Luke 20:40

    • 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?”

    Luke 21:7

    • Ἐπηρώτησανeperotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They asked
  • They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”

    Luke 22:64

    • ἐπηρώτωνeperotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were questioning
  • When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

    Luke 23:6

    • ἐπηρώτησενeperotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
  • Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.

    Luke 23:9

    • 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.”

    John 9:23

    • ἐπερωτήσατε.¶eperotesateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do question
  • So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.

    John 18:7

    • 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.

    Acts 5:27

    • 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,

    Acts 23:34

    • 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.”

    Romans 10:20

    • 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.

    1 Corinthians 14:35

    • 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.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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