Strong's G154 · Greek
αἰτέω
aiteo · /ahee-teh'-o/
Definition
of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):--ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare 4441.
KJV: ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare 4441
Root / derivation: of uncertain derivation
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered αἰτέω across 68 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
68 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew14 verses
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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?
Matthew 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Matthew 18:19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Matthew 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
Matthew 21:22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Matthew 27:58He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
Mark10 verses
And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Mark 6:23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
Mark 6:24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Mark 6:25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
Mark 10:35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
Mark 10:38But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Mark 11:24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Mark 15:6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Mark 15:8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
Mark 15:43Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
Luke11 verses
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
Luke 6:30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Luke 11:9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luke 11:10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 11:11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Luke 11:12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? offer: Gr. give
Luke 11:13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Luke 12:48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Luke 23:23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
Luke 23:25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
Luke 23:52This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
John10 verses
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 11:22But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
John 16:23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
John 16:26At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
Acts10 verses
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
Acts 3:14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Acts 7:46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Acts 9:2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. of this way: Gr. of the way
Acts 12:20And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. was highly: or, bare an hostile mind, intending war the king's chamberlain: Gr. that was over the king's bedchamber
Acts 13:21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
Acts 13:28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
Acts 16:29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
Acts 25:3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
Acts 25:15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
1 Corinthians1 verse
Ephesians2 verses
James4 verses
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
James 1:6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
James 4:2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
James 4:3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. lusts: or, pleasures
1 John4 verses
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: in: or, concerning him
1 John 5:15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
1 John 5:16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G154 (aiteo) mean?
of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):--ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare 4441.
How many times does G154 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G154 (αἰτέω) appears in 68 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “ask.”
How is aiteo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G154 is rendered as “ask” (38×), “desired” (9×), “asketh” (5×), “desire” (5×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word αἰτέω come from?
of uncertain derivation