ἐπερωτάω eperōtáō

Meaning

to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek

In the King James Version: ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question

Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2065 (ἐρωτάω);

Where it is used

• Matthew 12:10 and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
• Matthew 16:1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Matthew 17:10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
• Matthew 22:23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
• Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
• Matthew 22:41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
• Matthew 22:46 No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
• Matthew 27:11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
• Mark 5:9 “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
• Mark 7:5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
• Mark 7:17 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
• Mark 8:23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
• Mark 8:27 Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
• Mark 8:29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
• Mark 9:11 And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
• Mark 9:16 “What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
• Mark 9:21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
• Mark 9:28 After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
• Mark 9:32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
• Mark 9:33 Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
• Mark 10:2 Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
• Mark 10:10 When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
• Mark 10:17 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• Mark 11:29 “I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
• Mark 12:18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
• Mark 12:28 Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
• Mark 12:34 When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
• Mark 13:3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
• Mark 14:60 So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”
• Mark 14:61 But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
• Mark 15:2 So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
• Mark 15:4 Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
• Mark 15:44 Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
• Luke 2:46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
• Luke 3:10 The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
• Luke 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
• Luke 6:9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
• Luke 8:9 Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
• Luke 8:30 “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
• Luke 9:18 One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
• Luke 17:20 When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
• Luke 18:18 Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• Luke 18:40 Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,
• Luke 20:21 “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
• Luke 20:27 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
• Luke 20:40 And they did not dare to question Him any further.
• Luke 21:7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
• Luke 22:64 They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
• Luke 23:6 When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
• Luke 23:9 Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.
• John 9:23 That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
• John 18:7 So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.
• Acts 5:27 They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
• Acts 23:34 The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
• Romans 10:20 And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
• 1 Corinthians 14:35 If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.