G2065
ἐρωτάω
erōtáō
to interrogate; by implication, to request
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently from G2046 (ἐρέω) (compare G2045 (ἐρευνάω));
to interrogate; by implication, to request
- to interrogate
- by implication, to request
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray
Usage
63 occurrences · 0 OT · 63 NT · 28 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- ask7 · 13%
- asked5 · 10%
- besought5 · 10%
- i pray5 · 10%
- desired3 · 6%
- they asked3 · 6%
- we beseech3 · 6%
- they besought2 · 4%
- to ask2 · 4%
- will pray2 · 4%
- and besought1 · 2%
- he asked1 · 2%
- will ask1 · 2%
- she besought1 · 2%
- and prayed1 · 2%
- beseeching1 · 2%
- and desireth1 · 2%
- will1 · 2%
- prayed1 · 2%
- asked they1 · 2%
- asking1 · 2%
- asketh1 · 2%
- should ask1 · 2%
- pray1 · 2%
- pray i1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐρωτῶ8ἠρώτησαν8ἠρώτων7ἠρώτησεν6ἠρώτα5ἐρωτήσω4ἐρωτᾷ3Ἐρωτῶμεν2ἠρώτουν1ἐρωτώντων1ἐρωτήσῃ.1Ἠρώτα1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.