To question
ἐπερωτάωStrong’s G1905eperōtaō
Appears in 56 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eperōtaō is the Greek word usually translated “asked”, “questioned” and “was asking”. It appears in 56 verses of the New Testament.
“And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “asked”, “questioned” and “was asking”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- asked 5
- questioned 5
- he was asking 5
- were asking 5
- he questioned 5
- they asked 3
- they questioned 3
- was questioning 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 25
- Luke 17
- Matthew 8
- John 2
- Acts 2
- Romans 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 16:1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
- Matthew 17:10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
- Matthew 22:23The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
- Matthew 22:35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
- Matthew 22:41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
- Matthew 22:46And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
All 56 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἐπερωτάω eperōtaō · to question
ἐπ-ερωτάω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל, also for דָּרַשׁ, etc. ;] 1. to inquire of, consult, question: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.12:34, Luk.2:46, al.; with dupl. accusative, Mrk.7:17 11:29, Luk.20:40, al.; with accusative of person(s), before λέγων, Mat.12:18, Mrk.9:11; εἰ, Mrk.8:23, Luk.23:6, al.; ἐ. θεόν, Rom.10:20 (LXX). 2. In late Gk., to beg of, demand of: with accusative of person(s) and inf., Mat.16:1 (cf. ἐρωτάω; and see Cromer, 716) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “question” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
QUESTION, noun
ques'chun. [Latin quaestio. See Quest.]
- The act of asking; an interrogatory; as, to examine by question and answer.
- That which is asked; something proposed which is to be solved by answer.
- Inquiry; disquisition; discussion.
- Dispute or subject of debate.“There arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, about purifying” John 3:25
All definitions and other forms of “question”
- Doubt; controversy; dispute.
- Trial; examination; judicial trial or inquiry.“Of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question” Acts 23:6
- Examination by torture.
- Endeavor; effort; act of seeking. [Not in use.]
- In logic, a proposition stated by way of interrogation.
QUES'TION, verb intransitive
- To ask a question or questions; to inquire by interrogatory or proposition to be answered.
- To debate by interrogatories.
QUES'TION, verb transitive
- To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness.
- To doubt of; to be uncertain of.
- To have no confidence in; to treat as doubtful.
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.