The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐρωτάω

Lemmaἐρωτάω
Citation formἐρωτάω
Part of speechverb
GlossI ask, question, request
Strong’sG2065
Transliterationerōtáō
Definitionto interrogate; by implication, to request
KJV glosses:--ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray.
Derivationapparently from (compare )
SBLGNT occurrences60

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐρωτᾷ
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 11:37
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 14:32
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 16:5
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Luke 19:31
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — John 16:30
ἐρωτᾷς
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 19:17
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — John 18:21
ἐρωτᾶν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — John 16:19
ἐρωτῆσαι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Luke 9:45
ἐρωτῆσαί
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Acts 23:20
ἐρωτήσατε
verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — John 9:21
ἐρωτήσετε
verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 16:23
ἐρωτήσῃ
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 John 5:16
ἐρώτησον
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — John 18:21
Ἐρωτήσω
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — Matthew 21:24
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — Luke 20:3
ἐρωτήσω
verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 1AAS-S--) — Luke 22:68
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — John 14:16
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — John 16:26
ἐρωτήσωσιν
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--) — John 1:19
ἐρωτῶ
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Luke 14:18
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Luke 14:19
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 17:15
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 17:20
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 17:9
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Philippians 4:3
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 2 John 1:5
Ἐρωτῶ
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Luke 16:27
ἐρωτῶμεν
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Ἐρωτῶμεν
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 5:12
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 2 Thessalonians 2:1
ἐρωτῶν
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 7:3
ἐρωτώντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Acts 18:20
ἠρώτα
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Matthew 16:13
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 7:26
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 8:5
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 4:47
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 3:3
Ἠρώτα
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 7:36
ἠρώτησαν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Luke 4:38
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 1:21
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 1:25
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 19:31
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 5:12
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 9:19
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 9:2
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Acts 10:48
ἠρώτησεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 23:3
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 5:3
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 8:37
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 18:19
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 19:38
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 23:18
ἠρώτουν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Matthew 15:23
ἠρώτων
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Mark 4:10
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 12:21
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 4:31
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 4:40
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 9:15
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 1:6
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 16:39

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ερωταω.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ἐρωτάω with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.