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Lexicon :: Strong's G154 - aiteō

Aa
αἰτέω
Transliteration
aiteō (Key)
Pronunciation
ahee-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
70x in 38 unique form(s) TR
71x in 39 unique form(s) LXX
71x in 28 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:191,30

Trench's Synonyms: xl. αἰτέω, ἐρωτάω.

Strong’s Definitions

αἰτέω aitéō, ahee-teh'-o; of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):—ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare G4441.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's G154 in the following manner: ask (48x), desire (17x), beg (2x), require (2x), crave (1x), call for (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's G154 in the following manner: ask (48x), desire (17x), beg (2x), require (2x), crave (1x), call for (1x).

  1. to ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἰτέω aitéō, ahee-teh'-o; of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):—ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare G4441.
STRONGS G154:
αἰτέω, -ῶ; future αἰτήσω; 1 aorist ᾔτησα; perfect ἤτηκα; middle, present αἰτοῦμαι; imperfect ᾐτούμην future αἰτήσομαι; 1 aorist ᾐτησάμην; [from Homer down]; to ask; middle to ask for oneself, request for oneself; absolutely: James 1:6; Matthew 7:7; middle, James 4:3; John 16:26; Mark 15:8; αἰτεῖσθαι τι, John 15:7; Matthew 14:7; Mark 6:24; Mark 10:38; Mark 11:24; Mark 15:43; 1 John 5:14; Luke 23:52; Acts 25:3, 15, etc.; αἰτεῖν with the accusative of the person to whom the request is made: Matthew 5:42; Matthew 6:8; Luke 6:30; αἰτεῖσθαι with the accusative of the person asked for — whether to be released, Matthew 27:20; Mark 15:6 [here T WH Tr marginal reading παραιτ., which see]; Luke 23:25; or bestowed as a gift; Acts 13:21; αἰτεῖν τι ἀπό τινος, Matthew 20:20 L Tr text WH text; [Luke 12:20 Tr WH]; 1 John 5:15 L T Tr WH; (so αἰτεῖσθαι in Plutarch, Galb. 20) [cf. Buttmann, 149 (130)]; τὶ παρά τινος, Acts 3:2; Matthew 20:20 R G T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; James 1:5; 1 John 5:15 R G; followed by the infinitive, John 4:9; middle, Acts 9:2; [αἰτεῖν τι ἐν τ. ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ, John 14:13; John 16:24 (see ὄνομα, 2 e.); τὶ ἐν τῇ προσευχή, Matthew 21:22]; αἰτεῖν τινά τι, Matthew 7:9; Luke 11:11; Mark 6:22; John [John 14:14 T but L WH Tr marginal reading brackets]; John 16:23; ὑπέρ τινος followed by ἵνα, Colossians 1:9 [cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)]; αἰτεῖσθαι with the accusative and the infinitive, Luke 23:23; Acts 3:14; only with the infinitive, Acts 7:46 (ᾐτήσατο εὑρεῖν he asked that he himself might find; others wrongly translate ᾐτήσατο desired); Ephesians 3:13.
With the idea of demanding prominent: αἰτεῖν τι, Luke 1:63; 1 Corinthians 1:22; τινά τι, Luke 12:48; 1 Peter 3:15.
[The constructions of this word in the Greek Bible, the Apostolic Fathers, etc., are exhibited in detail by Prof. Ezra Abbot in the North American Review for Jan. 1872, p. 182f. He there shows also (in opposition to Trench, § xl., and others) that it is not "the constant word for the seeking of the inferior from the superior," and so differing from ἐρωτάω, which has been assumed to imply 'a certain equality or familiarity between the parties'; that the distinction between the words does not turn upon the relative dignity of the person asking and the person asked; but that αἰτέω signifies to ask for something to be given not done, giving prominence to the thing asked for rather than the person, and hence is rarely used in exhortation. έρωτάω, on the other hand, is to request a person to do (rarely to give) something; referring more directly to the person, it is naturally used in exhortation, etc. The views of Trench are also rejected by Cremer, 4te Aufl. under the word. The latter distinguishes αἰτέω from similar words as follows: "αἰτέω denotes the request of the will, ἐπιθυμέω that of the sensibilities, δέομαι the asking of need, while ἐρωτάω marks the form of the request, as does εὔχεσθαι also, which in classic Greek is the proper expression for a request directed to the gods and embodying itself in prayer." έρωτάω, αἰτέω and δέομαι are also compared briefy by Green, Critical Notes, etc. (on John 14:13, 16), who concludes of ἐρωτάω "it cannot serve to indicate directly any peculiar position, absolute or relative, of the agent. The use of the word may, therefore, be viewed as having relation to the manner and cast of the request, namely, when carrying a certain freedom of aim and bearing; a thing inseparable from the act of direct interrogation"; cf. further Schmidt, chapter 7. Compare: ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ- (-μαι), προσαιτέω.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:42; 6:8; 7:7; 7:9; 14:7; 20:20; 20:20; 21:22; 27:20
Mark
6:22; 6:24; 10:38; 11:24; 15:6; 15:8; 15:43
Luke
1:63; 6:30; 11:11; 12:20; 12:48; 23:23; 23:25; 23:52
John
4:9; 14:13; 14:13; 14:14; 14:16; 15:7; 16:23; 16:24; 16:26
Acts
3:2; 3:14; 7:46; 9:2; 13:21; 25:3; 25:15
1 Corinthians
1:22
Ephesians
3:13
Colossians
1:9
James
1:5; 1:6; 4:3
1 Peter
3:15
1 John
5:14; 5:15; 5:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G154 matches the Greek αἰτέω (aiteō),
which occurs 70 times in 67 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:42–Act 13:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:42 - Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:8 - So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7 - Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8 - Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:9 - Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:10 - Or if he makes a request for a fish, will give him a snake?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 - If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19 - Again, I say to you, that if two of you are in agreement on earth about anything for which they will make a request, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20 - Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:22 - And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20 - Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58 - This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:24 - And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25 - And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:24 - For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:8 - And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:63

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:63 - And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:30 - Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 - And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:10 - For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:12 - Or for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 - If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:23 - But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:52 - This man went to Pilate and made a request for the body of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:9 - The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:10 - In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:22 - But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:13 - And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:14 - If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:7 - If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:16 - You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 - And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:24 - Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2 - And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:14 - But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:46 - Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:21 - Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.

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