Greek verb · G2065
ἐρωτάω
erotaoer-o-tah'-o
to ask, question; In late Gk. (Milligan
62 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: erōtáō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2065is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 20spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2065
to interrogate; by implication, to request
The King James renders it: ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray.
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
erotao is rendered "to ask, question; In late Gk. (Milligan". It stands 62 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Twenty-seven of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to ask, question".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 15:23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- The Greek text spells it twenty different ways.
The first use
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
Matthew 15:23ἠρώτουν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-seven of the word's sixty-two uses are in John.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to ask, question, and In late Gk. (Milligan.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 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,... | Tagged as
and 21 more, 47 uses in all | WhereMatthew 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi… |
| In late Gk. (Milligan | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 15:23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away… |
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 62, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
20 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
- ἐρωτῶ9
- ἠρώτησαν8
- ἠρώτων7
- ἠρώτα6
- ἠρώτησεν6
- ἐρωτᾷ5
- ἐρωτήσω5
- Ἐρωτῶμεν3
- ἐρωτᾷς2
- ἐρωτᾶν1
- ἐρωτῆσαι1
- ἐρωτῆσαί1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular9V-PAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural8V-AAI-3P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural8V-IAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular6V-AAI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular6V-IAI-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular4V-FAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural3V-PAI-1P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-AAN
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singular2V-PAI-2S
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-PAS-3S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
Matthew
four uses
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- ἠρώτουνerotounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were imploring
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
- ἠρώταerotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was questioning
“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.”
- ἐρωτᾷςerotasverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you ask
“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.
- ἐρωτήσωerotesoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: Will ask
Mark
three uses
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
- ἠρώτωνerotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were asking
Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
- ἠρώταerotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was asking
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
- ἠρώταerotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was asking
Luke
fifteen uses
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,
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they appealed
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.
- ἠρώτησενerotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He asked
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
- ἐρωτῶνerotonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: begging
Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
- Ἠρώταerotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Was asking
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.
- ἠρώτησενerotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
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.
- ἐρωτῆσαιerotesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to ask
As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
- ἐρωτᾷerotaverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
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.’
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I beg of
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I beg of
And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
- ἐρωτᾷerotaverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he asks
‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
- ἐρωτᾷerotaverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall ask
“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:
- ἐρωτήσωerotesoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: Will ask
And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
- ἐρωτήσωerotesoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I shall ask
So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
- ἠρώτησενerotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
John
twenty-seven uses
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
- ἐρωτήσωσινerotesosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may ask
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they asked
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they asked
Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
- ἠρώτωνerotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were asking
So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
- ἠρώτωνerotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were asking
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.
- ἠρώταerotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was asking
“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They asked
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: asked
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.”
- ἠρώτωνerotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were asking
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they asked
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.”
- ἐρωτήσατεerotesateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do ask
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
- ἠρώτωνerotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were asking
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
- ἐρωτήσωerotesoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: will ask
Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
- ἐρωτᾷerotaverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asks
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’?
- ἐρωτᾶνerotanverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to ask
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.
- ἐρωτήσετεeroteseteverb · future active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will ask
In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
- ἐρωτήσωerotesoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: will implore
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.”
- ἐρωτᾷerotaverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may ask
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.
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: am praying
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: do I pray
I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I do ask
I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: do I ask
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
- ἠρώτησενerotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: questioned
Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”
- ἐρωτᾷςerotasverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: do you ask
- ἐρώτησονerotesonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do ask
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.
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: asked
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.
- ἠρώτησενerotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: asked
Acts
seven uses
So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
- ἠρώτωνerotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were asking
When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
- ἠρώταerotaverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was asking
So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
- ἠρώτησανerotesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they asked
They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
- ἠρώτωνerotonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were asking
When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
- ἐρωτώντωνerotontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: When are asking
So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
- ἠρώτησενerotesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he asked
He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
- ἐρωτῆσαίerotesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to ask
Philippians
one use
Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have labored with me for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I ask
1 Thessalonians
two uses
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
- ἐρωτῶμενerotomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we implore
But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.
- Ἐρωτῶμενerotomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: We implore
2 Thessalonians
one use
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
- Ἐρωτῶμενerotomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: We implore
1 John
one use
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
- ἐρωτήσῃeroteseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may implore
2 John
one use
And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
- ἐρωτῶerotoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I implore
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.
