Strong's Greek · G154

αἰτέω

aitéō

ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require

Definition

to ask (in genitive case)

Derivation

of uncertain derivation;

Appears 70 times in Scripture

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 6:8

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

Matthew 7:11

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 7:10

Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

Matthew 20:20

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

Matthew 14:7

so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

Matthew 7:9

Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Matthew 18:19

Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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