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Greek word study

ἐρωτάωerōtáō — I ask, question, request

(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.

Translated in the King James as: ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray

Appears 63 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Matthew — 4×
Matt 15:23Matt 16:13Matt 19:17Matt 21:24
Mark — 3×
Mark 4:10Mark 7:26Mark 8:5
Luke — 15×
Luke 4:38Luke 5:3Luke 7:3Luke 7:36Luke 8:37Luke 9:45Luke 11:37Luke 14:18Luke 14:19Luke 14:32Luke 16:27Luke 19:31Luke 20:3Luke 22:68Luke 23:3
John — 28×
John 1:19John 1:21John 1:25John 4:31John 4:40John 4:47John 5:12John 8:7John 9:2John 9:15John 9:19John 9:21John 12:21John 14:16John 16:5John 16:19John 16:23John 16:26John 16:30John 17:9John 17:15John 17:20John 18:19John 18:21John 19:31+ 3 more in John
Acts — 7×
Acts 1:6Acts 3:3Acts 10:48Acts 16:39Acts 18:20Acts 23:18Acts 23:20
Philippians — 1×
Phil 4:3
1 Thessalonians — 2×
1 Thess 4:11 Thess 5:12
2 Thessalonians — 1×
2 Thess 2:1
1 John — 1×
1 John 5:16
2 John — 1×
2 John 1:5

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.