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αἰτέω

aiteōto askHow to read Greek
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Definition

αἰτέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ;]

to ask, request: absol., Matthew 7:7, James 1:6; with accusative of person(s), Matthew 5:42, Luke 6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Matthew 20:20, 1 John 5:15; id. before παρά, Acts 3:2, James 1:5; with dupl. accusative Matthew 7:9, Mark 6:22, John 16:23. Mid. (on the distinction bet. mid. and act., see M, Pr., 160): absol., Mark 15:8, John 16:26, James 4:3; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 14:7, Mark 6:24, al.; with accusative of person(s), Matthew 27:20, Luke 23:25; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, Acts 9:2; with accusative and inf., Luke 23:23. with inf. Acts 7:46, Ephesians 3:13 (cf. ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ-, προσ- αιτέω).

Synonyms: ἐρωτάω, which see, πυνθάνομαι. On the proper distinction between these words, see Tr., Syn., § xl, Thayer, see word αἰ. In late Gk., however, αἰ. and ἐ. seem to have become practically synonymous (cf. Acts 3:2,3; see Field, Notes, 101 f.; M, Th., I, 4:1; M, Pr., 66.n; MM, VGT, see word).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

70 total
  1. Matthew 5:42αἰτοῦντί · who asks
    Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
  2. Matthew 6:8αἰτῆσαι · ask
    Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
  3. Matthew 7:7Αἰτεῖτε · Ask
    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  4. Matthew 7:8αἰτῶν · who asks
    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  5. Matthew 7:9αἰτήσει · asks for
    Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
  6. Matthew 7:10αἰτήσει · he asks for
    Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
  7. Matthew 7:11αἰτοῦσιν · who ask
    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
  8. Matthew 14:7αἰτήσηται · she asked
    …so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
  9. Matthew 18:19αἰτήσωνται · [you] ask for
    Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
  10. Matthew 20:20αἰτοῦσά · to make a request
    Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
  11. Matthew 20:22αἰτεῖσθε · you are asking
    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
  12. Matthew 21:22αἰτήσητε · you ask for
    If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
  13. Matthew 27:20αἰτήσωνται · ask for
    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
  14. Matthew 27:58ᾐτήσατο · to ask for
    He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
  15. Mark 6:22Αἴτησόν · Ask
    When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
  16. Mark 6:23αἰτήσῃς · you ask
    And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
  17. Mark 6:24αἰτήσωμαι · should I request
    Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
  18. Mark 6:25ᾐτήσατο · with her request
    At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
  19. Mark 10:35αἰτήσωμέν · we ask
    Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
  20. Mark 10:38αἰτεῖσθε · you are asking
    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
  21. Mark 11:24αἰτεῖσθε · you ask for
    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  22. Mark 15:8αἰτεῖσθαι · asking [Pilate]
    So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
  23. Mark 15:43ᾐτήσατο · to ask for
    Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
  24. Luke 1:63αἰτήσας · [Zechariah] asked for
    Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
  25. Luke 6:30αἰτοῦντί · asks
    Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
  26. Luke 11:9αἰτεῖτε · Ask
    So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  27. Luke 11:10αἰτῶν · who asks
    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  28. Luke 11:11αἰτήσει · asks for
    What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
  29. Luke 11:12αἰτήσει · [if] he asks for
    Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
  30. Luke 11:13αἰτοῦσιν · ask
    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
  31. Luke 12:48αἰτήσουσιν · will be demanded
    But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
  32. Luke 23:23αἰτούμενοι · demanding
    But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
  33. Luke 23:25ᾐτοῦντο · they had requested
    As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.
  34. Luke 23:52ᾐτήσατο · to ask [for]
    He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
  35. John 4:9αἰτεῖς · ask for
    “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
  36. John 4:10ᾔτησας · would have asked
    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
  37. John 11:22αἰτήσῃ · You ask of
    But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”
  38. John 14:13αἰτήσητε · you ask
    And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  39. John 14:14αἰτήσητέ · you ask
    If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.
  40. John 15:7αἰτήσασθε · ask
    If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
  41. John 15:16αἰτήσητε · you ask
    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  42. John 16:23αἰτήσητε · you ask
    In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  43. John 16:24ᾐτήσατε · you have not asked; αἰτεῖτε · Ask
    Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
  44. John 16:26αἰτήσεσθε · you will ask
    In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
  45. Acts 3:2αἰτεῖν · to beg
    And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
  46. Acts 3:14ᾐτήσασθε · asked that
    You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
  47. Acts 7:46ᾐτήσατο · asked
    …who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
  48. Acts 9:2ᾐτήσατο · and requested
    …and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  49. Acts 12:20ᾐτοῦντο · they asked for
    Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.