to ask

Greek Verb

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, Eph.3:13 (cf. ἀπ, ἐξ, ἐπ, παρ, προσ- αιτέω). SYN.: ἐρωτάω, which see, πυνθάνομαι. On the proper distinction between these words, see Tr, Syn., § xl, Thayer, see word αἰ. In late Gk, however, αἰ. and ἐ. seem to have become practically synonymous (cf. Act.3:2,3; see Field, Notes, 101 f; M, Th., I, 4:1; M, Pr., 66.n; MM, VGT, see word). (AS)

to ask

Greek Verb

αἰτ-έω (Aeolic dialect αἴτημι [Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect imperfect αἴτεον[Refs 5th c.BC+]future αἰτήσω: aorist ᾔτησα: perfect ᾔτηκα[NT]: pluperfect ᾐτήκει[Refs 2nd c.AD+]perfect passive ᾔτημαι, etc:—ask, beg, absolutely, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) mostly with accusative of things, ask for, demand, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁδὸν αἰ. ask leave to depart, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αἰ. τινί τι to ask something for one,[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative person et of things, ask a person for a thing, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίκας αἰ. τινὰ φόνου to demand satisfaction from one for, [NT+6th c.BC+] 3) with accusative person et infinitive, ask one to do, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 4) with accusative only, beg of, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] 5) in Logic, postulate, assume, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) middle, ask for one's own use, claim, Λύσανδρον ἄρχοντα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently almost = the active, and with the same construct, first in [Refs 5th c.BC+] (παρ-),[Refs 4th c.BC+]; πάλαισμα μἠποτε λῦσαι θεὸν αἰτοῦμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently absolutely in participle, αἰτουμένῳ μοι δός[Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἰτεῖσθαι ὑπέρ τινος to beg for one, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) passive, of persons, have a thing begged of one, αἰτηθέντες χρήματα[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, to be asked to do a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) of things, to be asked, τὸ αἰτεόμενον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἵπποι ᾐτημένοι borrowed horses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to ask (in genitive case); ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require; of uncertain derivation