STRONGS G1905:
ἐπερωτάω,
ἐπερωτῶ; imperfect
ἐπηρώτων; future
ἐπερωτήσω; 1 aorist
ἐπηρώτησα; 1 aorist passive participle
ἐπερωτηθείς; the
Sept. mostly for
שָׁאַל, sometimes for
דָּרַשׁ;
1. to accost one with an inquiry, put a question to, inquire of, ask, interrogate (
ἐπί directive, uniformly in the N. T.; Meyer on
Mark 11:29 (cf.
ἐπί, D. 2)):
τινα,
Mark 9:32;
Mark 12:34;
Matthew 22:46;
Luke 2:46;
1 Corinthians 14:35;
John 18:21 R G;
τινα τί, ask one anything,
Mark 7:17 L T Tr WH;
Mark 11:29;
Luke 20:40;
τινα περί τίνος, one about a thing,
Mark 7:17 R G; (
Luke 9:45 Lachmann) (
Herodotus 1, 32;
Demosthenes 1072, 12); followed by
λέγων with the words used by the questioner,
Matthew 12:10;
Matthew 17:10;
Mark 9:11;
Mark 12:18;
Luke 3:10,
14;
Luke 20:27;
Luke 23:3 (
R G L), and often in the Synoptic Gospels; followed by
εἰ,
whether, Mark 8:23;
Mark 15:44;
Luke 23:6; or some other form of the indirect question,
Acts 23:34;
ἐπηρώτων λέγοντες (
L T Tr WH omit
λέγοντες),
τίς εἴη,
Luke 8:9;
ἐπερωτᾶν Θεόν to consult God (
Numbers 23:3;
Joshua 9:20 (14);
Judges 1:1;
Judges 18:5;
Isaiah 19:3, etc.;
Thucydides 1, 118 (etc.)), hence,
to seek to know God's purpose and to do his will, Romans 10:20 from
Isaiah 65:1.
2. by a usage foreign to the Greeks,
to address one with a request or demand; to ask of or demand of one: followed by the infinitive
Matthew 16:1 (so
ἐπερωτᾶν τινα τί, Hebrew
שָׁאַל, in
Psalm 136:3 (
Ps. 137:3); (this sense is disputed by some; see Zezschwitz as referred to at end of next word; cf. Weiss on Matthew, the passage cited, and see
ἐρωτάω, 2)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Numbers
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23:3
- Joshua
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9:20
- Judges
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1:1; 18:5
- Psalms
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136:3; 137:3
- Isaiah
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19:3; 65:1
- Matthew
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12:10; 16:1; 17:10; 22:46
- Mark
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7:17; 7:17; 8:23; 9:11; 9:32; 11:29; 11:29; 12:18; 12:34; 15:44
- Luke
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2:46; 3:10; 3:14; 8:9; 9:45; 20:27; 20:40; 23:3; 23:6
- John
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18:21
- Acts
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23:34
- Romans
-
10:20
- 1 Corinthians
-
14:35