to ask

Greek Verb

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)

to ask

Greek Verb

ἐρωτ-άω, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect εἰρωτάω, contraction in [Refs 8th c.BC+] and best codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἠρώτων [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect εἰρώτευν [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle -τεῦντας variant in [Refs]: future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist I ἠρώτησα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἠρώτηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —used in _Attic dialect_ to supply the defective tenses of ἔρομαι:—ask, τινά τι something of one, ἅ μ᾽ εἰρωτᾷς [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, to be asked, τι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) ἐ. τι ask about a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ἐρώτημα to ask a question, [Refs]; τὰς πύστεις ἐρωτῶντες εἰ. putting the question, whether, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, τὸ ἐρωτηθέν, τὸ ἐρωτώμενον ἀποκρίνασθαι, to answer the question, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, also with person as subject, ἐρωτηθεὶς τὸ καλόν asked about beauty, [Refs] 3) followed by indirect question, εἰρώτα.τίς εἴη καὶ πόθεν ἔλθοι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. εἰ. or ἤν. to ask whether, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) question a person, εἰρωτᾷς μ᾽ ἐλθόντα θεὰ θεόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— passive, to be questioned, ἐρωτᾶσθαι θέλω [Refs] II.b) of sentries, challenge, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐρωτώμενον the password, [Refs] II.2) in Dialectic, opposed to demonstration, question an opponent in order to refute him from his answers, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τι [Refs]; hence later, submit, set forth, propound an argument, λόγον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, ὁ λόγος.ἠρωτῆσθαι φαίνεται [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) later, ={αἰτέω}, beg, entreat, ἐ. τινὰ τὰ εἰς εἰρήνην [LXX]; ἐρωτᾶτε τὰ εἰς εἰρήνην τὴν Ἱερουσαλήμ[LXX+1st c.AD+] ωτάω, cognate with ἐρ (ϝ) έσθαι (see. ἔρομαι).)

Greek

Verb

to interrogate; by implication, to request; ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray; apparently from g2046 (ἐρέω) (compare g2045 (ἐρευνάω))