Greek core word #249 · verb · 62 times in the New Testament
ἐρωτάω
eh-roh-TAH-ohἐρωτάω, ἐρωτήσω, ἠρώτησα, —, —, — — ask
- α-contract verb; NT imperfect 3 pl also ἠρώτουν (ε-contract form).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Present active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐρωτῶ | ἐρωτῶ | ἐρωτῴην | |
| 2 sg | ἐρωτᾷς | ἐρωτᾷς | ἐρωτῴης | ἐρώτα |
| 3 sg | ἐρωτᾷ | ἐρωτᾷ | ἐρωτῴη | ἐρωτάτω |
| 1 pl | ἐρωτῶμεν | ἐρωτῶμεν | ἐρωτῷμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἐρωτᾶτε | ἐρωτᾶτε | ἐρωτῷτε | ἐρωτᾶτε |
| 3 pl | ἐρωτῶσι(ν) | ἐρωτῶσι(ν) | ἐρωτῷεν | ἐρωτάτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἐρωτᾶν
Participle: ἐρωτῶν, ἐρωτῶσα, ἐρωτῶν (gen. ἐρωτῶντος)
Imperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἠρώτων |
| 2 sg | ἠρώτας |
| 3 sg | ἠρώτα |
| 1 pl | ἠρωτῶμεν |
| 2 pl | ἠρωτᾶτε |
| 3 pl | ἠρώτων / ἠρώτουν |
Future active
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐρωτήσω | ἐρωτήσοιμι |
| 2 sg | ἐρωτήσεις | ἐρωτήσοις |
| 3 sg | ἐρωτήσει | ἐρωτήσοι |
| 1 pl | ἐρωτήσομεν | ἐρωτήσοιμεν |
| 2 pl | ἐρωτήσετε | ἐρωτήσοιτε |
| 3 pl | ἐρωτήσουσι(ν) | ἐρωτήσοιεν |
Infinitive: ἐρωτήσειν
Participle: ἐρωτήσων, ἐρωτήσουσα, ἐρωτῆσον (gen. ἐρωτήσοντος)
Aorist active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἠρώτησα | ἐρωτήσω | ἐρωτήσαιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἠρώτησας | ἐρωτήσῃς | ἐρωτήσαις | ἐρώτησον |
| 3 sg | ἠρώτησε(ν) | ἐρωτήσῃ | ἐρωτήσαι | ἐρωτησάτω |
| 1 pl | ἠρωτήσαμεν | ἐρωτήσωμεν | ἐρωτήσαιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἠρωτήσατε | ἐρωτήσητε | ἐρωτήσαιτε | ἐρωτήσατε |
| 3 pl | ἠρώτησαν | ἐρωτήσωσι(ν) | ἐρωτήσαιεν | ἐρωτησάτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἐρωτῆσαι
Participle: ἐρωτήσας, ἐρωτήσασα, ἐρωτῆσαν (gen. ἐρωτήσαντος)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 17, Mark 8:5.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 228 · open the PDF here