Strong's Greek · G2065
ἐρωτάω
erōtáō
ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray
Definition
to interrogate; by implication, to request
Derivation
Appears 63 times in Scripture
““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.””
““How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.”
“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.”
“As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.”
“Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.”
“When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.”
“But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.””
“When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?””
““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.”
“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).