To ask
αἰτέωStrong’s G0154aiteō
Appears in 67 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aiteō is the Greek word usually translated “asking”, “do ask” and “we shall ask”. It appears in 67 verses of the New Testament.
“Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.”
Meaning
Usually translated “asking”, “do ask” and “we shall ask”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- asking 9
- do ask 4
- we shall ask 4
- you ask 4
- you may ask 4
- is asking 3
- he will ask for 3
- you shall ask 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 14
- Luke 11
- John 10
- Acts 10
- Mark 9
- James 4
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
- Matthew 7:7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
- Matthew 7:8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
- Matthew 7:9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
- Matthew 7:10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
- Matthew 7:11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
All 67 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
αἰτέω aiteō · to ask
αἰτέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ;] to ask, request: absol., Mat.7:7, Jas.1:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:42, Luk.6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.20:20, 1Jn.5:15; id. before παρά, Act.3:2, Jas.1:5; with dupl. accusative Mat.7:9, Mrk.6:22, Jhn.16:23. Mid. (on the distinction bet. mid. and act., see M, Pr., 160): absol., Mrk.15:8, Jhn.16:26, Jas.4:3; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.14:7, Mrk.6:24, al.; with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:20, Luk.23:25; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, Act.9:2; with accusative and inf., Luk.23:23. with inf. Act.7:46, Ep …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ask” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
'ASK, verb transitive
[Gr. In former times, the English word was pronounced ax, as in the royal style of assenting to bills in Parliament. 'Be it as it is axed.']
- To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; with of before the person to whom the request is made.
- To require, expect or claim.“To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more” Luke 12:48
- To interrogate, or inquire; to put a question, with a view to an answer.“He is of age, ask him” John 9:21
- To require, or make claim.“Ask me never so much dowry” Genesis 34:12
All definitions and other forms of “ask”
- To claim, require or demand, as the price or value of a commodity; to set a price; as, what price do you ask?
- To require, as physically necessary.
- To invite; as, to ask guests to a wedding or entertainment; ask my friend to step into the house.
'ASK, verb intransitive
- To request or petition, followed by for; as, ask for bread; or without for.“Ask and it shall be given you” Matthew 7:7
- to inquire, or seek by request; sometimes followed by after.“Wherefore dost thou ask after my name?” Genesis 32:29
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.