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
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.”
“Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”
“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!”
“For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
“Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?”
“Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.”
“so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.”
“Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?”
“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.”
“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).