Word

ἐπερωτάω

eperōtáō · G1905 · Greek · 56 occurrences

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Meanings

to ask, to ask a question

To ask for information

Examples
Matthew 12:10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might bring charges against Him.
Matthew 17:10 And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Matthew 22:23 On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
to ask for, to request

To ask for, usually with the implication of an underlying question

Examples
Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
to question, to interrogate, to try to learn

To attempt in a legal or semi-legal procedure to know the truth about a matter, normally by interrogation

Examples
Matthew 27:11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “So You are the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”
Mark 14:60 And then the high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not offer any answer for what these men are testifying against You?”
Mark 14:61 But He kept silent and did not offer any answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and said to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

56 occurrences in 23 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 11
Not stated: they 9
μαθητήςdisciple 5
Not stated (infinitive) 4
Not stated (participle) 4
ΠιλᾶτοςPilate 3
Other words · 16 groups that occur once or twice (22) 22

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

55 occurrences in 25 groups

αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 43
εἰμίto be 6
Other words · 23 groups that occur once or twice (25) 25

Second objectAs in “call him Lord”

3 occurrences in 3 groups

λόγοςword, saying, message 1
οὐδείςno one 1
παραβολήparable 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

7 occurrences in 7 groups

κατάaccording to, against, down+ ἴδιοςone’s own 2
εἰςto+ οἰκίαhouse, home, dwelling 1
ἐνin+ λόγοςword, saying, message 1
ἐνin+ ὁδόςway, road 1
ἐνin+ οἶκοςhouse, household 1
περίconcerning, about, for+ οὗτοςthis 1

With adverbsAdverbs

6 occurrences in 3 groups

πάλινagain, and, also 4
μήnot 1
οὐκέτιno longer 1

What is done to itIt is the object

7 occurrences in 4 groups

τολμάωto dare 3
ἔπωto say 2
εὑρίσκωto find, to discover 1
φοβέωto fear, to be afraid, to show great reverence for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 2 words

שָׁאַל shâʼal · H7592 · to ask, to inquire, to request: Greek ἐπερωτάω (epērōtaō) and Hebrew שָׁאַל (šāʾal) both denote the act of asking or inquiring, with šāʾal covering a broader semantic range including petition, request, and formal consultation, while epērōtaō specifically emphasizes the directed inquiry or questioning aspect.
דָּרַשׁ dârash · H1875 · to look for, to inquire: Hebrew דָּרַשׁ (dârash, H1875) encompasses a broader semantic range including seeking/searching generally, while Greek ἐπερωτάω (eperōtáō, G1905) specifically denotes the act of asking or questioning; the overlap occurs in contexts where seeking information manifests as direct inquiry.

Semantic domains 3 entries

To ask for, to request33.161: This verb can describe requesting something from another, used of the Pharisees and Sadducees asking Jesus to show them a sign from heaven — "putting Jesus to the test, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven" (Matthew 16:1).
To ask, to ask a question33.180: It most commonly describes posing a question to seek information, used of the disciples asking Jesus why the scribes say that Elijah must come first — "His disciples asked Him, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'" (Matthew 17:10).
To question, to interrogate, to try to learn56.14: It also describes a formal or adversarial interrogation, used of the Sadducees questioning Jesus about the resurrection in an attempt to discredit Him — "some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him" (Matthew 22:23).

Word family 4 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἐρωτάω erōtáō · G2065 · to ask, to ask a question, to ask for · 63×ἐπερωτάωeperōtáō · G1905διερωτάω dierōtáō · G1331 · to learn about, to find out about by inquiry · 1×ἐπερώτημα eperṓtēma · G1906 · request, appeal · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐπερωτῶ; imperfect ἐπηρώτων; future ἐπερωτήσω; 1 aorist ἐπηρώτησα; 1 aorist passive…

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 Mk 11:29 (cf. ἐπί, D. 2)): τινα, Mk 9:32; Mk 12:34; Mt 22:46; Lk 2:46; 1 Cor 14:35; Jn 18:21 R G; τινα τί, ask one anything, Mk 7:17 L T Tr WH; ; Lk 20:40; τινα περί τίνος, one about a thing, Mk 7:17 R G; (Lk 9:45 Lachmann) (Herodotus 1, 32; Demosthenes 1072, 12); followed by λέγων with the words used by the questioner, Mt 12:10; Mt 17:10; Mk 9:11; Mk 12:18; Lk 3:10, Lk 3:14; Lk 20:27; Lk 23:3 (R G L), and often in the Synoptic Gospels; followed by εἰ, whether, Mk 8:23; Mk 15:44; Lk 23:6; or some other form of the indirect question, Acts 23:34; ἐπηρώτων λέγοντες (L T Tr WH omit λέγοντες), τίς εἴη, Lk 8:9; ἐπερωτᾶν Θεόν to consult God (Num 23:3; Josh 9:20 (14); Judg 1:1; Judg 18:5; Isa 19:3, etc.; Thucydides 1, 118 (etc.)), hence, to seek to know God's purpose and to do his will, Rom 10:20 from Isa 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 Mt 16:1 (so ἐπερωτᾶν τινα τί, Hebrew שָׁאַל, in Ps 136:3; (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)).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Ask For, Request1 occurrence Question, Answer47 occurrences Judicial Hearing, Inquiry8 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0