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G0154αἰτέωaiteō

to askPart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 14
  2. 9
  3. 11
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 1
  8. 2 Corinthians: 0
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. 2
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. 1
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. Hebrews: 0
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 5
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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70 occurrences in 67 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Acts 13:28

    Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

    ᾐτήσαντο ētēsanto “they begged”

  2. Acts 16:29

    He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

    αἰτήσας aitēsas “Having called for”

  3. Acts 25:3

    asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

    αἰτούμενοι aitoumenoi “asking”

  4. Acts 25:15

    about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

    αἰτούμενοι aitoumenoi “asking”

  5. 1 Corinthians 1:22

    For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

    αἰτοῦσιν aitousin “ask for”

  6. Ephesians 3:13

    Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

    αἰτοῦμαι aitoumai “I implore [you]”

  7. Ephesians 3:20

    Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

    αἰτούμεθα aitoumetha “we ask”

  8. Colossians 1:9

    For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

    αἰτούμενοι aitoumenoi “asking”

  9. James 1:5

    But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

    αἰτείτω aiteitō “he should ask”

  10. James 1:6

    But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

    αἰτείτω aiteitō “he should ask”

  11. James 4:2

    You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.

    αἰτεῖσθαι aiteisthai “to ask”

  12. James 4:3

    You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

    αἰτεῖτε aiteite “You ask”αἰτεῖσθε, aiteisthe “you ask,”

  13. 1 Peter 3:15

    But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

    αἰτοῦντι aitounti “is asking”

  14. 1 John 3:22

    and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

    αἰτῶμεν aitōmen “we shall ask”

  15. 1 John 5:14

    This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

    αἰτώμεθα aitōmetha “we shall ask”

  16. 1 John 5:15

    And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

    αἰτώμεθα, aitōmetha “we shall ask,”ᾐτήκαμεν ētēkamen “we have asked”

  17. 1 John 5:16

    If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don't say that he should make a request concerning this.

    αἰτήσει aitēsei “he will ask”