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ἐπερωτάω
eperōtáō · Greek · Strong's G1905 · 56 occurrences
The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “desire”
What it means
to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2065 (ἐρωτάω);
How the KJV renders it
ask after, questions, demand, desire, question
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“desire”
also renders eudokía (G2107), zētéō (G2212), aitéō (G154), epithymía (G1939), orégomai (G3713), axióō (G515), parakaléō (G3870), epizētéō (G1934), thélō (G2309), zēlóō (G2206), thélēma (G2307), erōtáō (G2065), epithyméō (G1937), epipothéō (G1971), exaitéomai (G1809), ʼâbeh (H15), ʼâvâh (H183), ʼavvâh (H185), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), châmad (H2530), chemdâh (H2532), châphêts (H2654), châphêts (H2655), chêphets (H2656), châshaq (H2836), chêsheq (H2837), kâçaph (H3700), maʼăvay (H3970), machmâd (H4261), mishʼâlâh (H4862), nephesh (H5315), râtsôwn (H7522), taʼăvâh (H8378), tâv (H8420), tᵉshûwqâh (H8669)
“question”
“demand”
Answers that weigh this word
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
Where it appears
56 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 14:35 · V-PAM-3P
if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”
Acts 5:27 · V-AAI-3S
When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,
Acts 23:34 · V-AAP-NSM
When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
John 9:23 · V-AAM-2P
Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”
John 18:7 · V-AAI-3S
Again therefore he asked them, “Who are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”
Luke 2:46 · V-PAP-ASM
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
Luke 3:10 V-IAI-3PLuke 3:14 V-IAI-3PLuke 6:9 V-PAI-1SLuke 8:9 V-IAI-3PLuke 8:30 V-AAI-3SLuke 9:18 V-AAI-3SLuke 17:20 V-APP-NSMLuke 18:18 V-AAI-3SLuke 18:40 V-AAI-3SLuke 20:21 V-AAI-3PLuke 20:27 V-AAI-3PLuke 20:40 V-PANLuke 21:7 V-AAI-3PLuke 22:64 V-IAI-3PLuke 23:6 V-AAI-3SLuke 23:9 V-IAI-3SMatthew 12:10 V-AAI-3PMatthew 16:1 V-AAI-3PMatthew 17:10 V-AAI-3PMatthew 22:23 V-AAI-3PMatthew 22:35 V-AAI-3SMatthew 22:41 V-AAI-3SMatthew 22:46 V-AANMatthew 27:11 V-AAI-3SMark 5:9 V-IAI-3SMark 7:5 V-PAI-3PMark 7:17 V-IAI-3PMark 8:23 V-IAI-3SMark 8:27 V-IAI-3SMark 8:29 V-IAI-3SMark 9:11 V-IAI-3PMark 9:16 V-AAI-3SMark 9:21 V-AAI-3SMark 9:28 V-IAI-3PMark 9:32 V-AANMark 9:33 V-IAI-3SMark 10:2 V-IAI-3PMark 10:10 V-IAI-3PMark 10:17 V-IAI-3SMark 11:29 V-FAI-1SMark 12:18 V-IAI-3PMark 12:28 V-AAI-3SMark 12:34 V-AANMark 13:3 V-IAI-3SMark 14:60 V-AAI-3SMark 14:61 V-IAI-3SMark 15:2 V-AAI-3SMark 15:4 V-IAI-3SMark 15:44 V-AAI-3SRomans 10:20 V-PAP-DPM
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