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ἐπερωτάω eperōtaō · G1905

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ἐπ-ερωτάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל, also for דָּרַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to in­quire of, consult, question: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.12:34, Luk.2:46, al.; with dupl. accusative, Mrk.7:17 11:29, Luk.20:40, al.; with accusative of person(s), before λέγων, Mat.12:18, Mrk.9:11; εἰ, Mrk.8:23, Luk.23:6, al.; ἐ. θεόν, Rom.10:20 (LXX). ; 2. In late Gk., to beg of, demand of: with accusative of person(s) and inf., Mat.16:1 (cf. ἐρωτάω; and see Cromer, 716) ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπερωτ-άω, ; Ionic dialect ἐπειρ-, consult, inquire of, with accusative person, [], cf. Oracle texts cited in []:—passive, to be questioned, asked a question, []; 2 with accusative of things, ask a question, ταῦτα, τάδε, []; also, ask about a thing, [[]; σμικρόν τι τῶν ῥηθέντων call it in question, [] inquire what.., [] inquire about, []passive, τὸ ἐπερωτηθέν the question asked, variant in []; 3 with accusative person et of things, []. ; 4 absolutely, put a question, especially of a chairman …

Where it's used 56 times

Matthew 12:10 · Matthew 16:1 · Matthew 17:10 · Matthew 22:23 · Matthew 22:35 · Matthew 22:41 · Matthew 22:46 · Matthew 27:11 · Mark 5:9 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 8:27 · Mark 8:29 · Mark 9:11 · Mark 9:16 · Mark 9:21 · Mark 9:28 · Mark 9:32 · Mark 9:33 · Mark 10:2 · Mark 10:10 · Mark 10:17 · Mark 11:29 · Mark 12:18 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:34 · Mark 13:3 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:2 · Mark 15:4 · Mark 15:44 · Luke 2:46 · Luke 3:10 · Luke 3:14 · Luke 6:9 · Luke 8:9 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 9:18 · Luke 17:20 · Luke 18:18 · Luke 18:40 · Luke 20:21 · Luke 20:27 · Luke 20:40 · Luke 21:7 · Luke 22:64 · Luke 23:6 · Luke 23:9 · John 9:23 · John 18:7 · Acts 5:27 · Acts 23:34 · Romans 10:20 · 1 Corinthians 14:35

Source: TBESG G1905; TFLSJ G1905

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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