Strong's Greek · G2065

ἐρωτάω

erōtáō

ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray

Definition

to interrogate; by implication, to request

Derivation

apparently from G2046 (ἐρέω) (compare G2045 (ἐρευνάω));

Appears 63 times in Scripture

Matthew 19:17

“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.”

Mark 8:5

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

Luke 5:3

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.

Mark 4:10

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

Mark 7:26

Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

Luke 7:3

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

Matthew 15:23

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 16:13

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

Matthew 21:24

“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.

Luke 4:38

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,

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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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