What does ἐπερωτάω · Φαρισαῖος mean in the Bible?
ἐπερωτάω · Φαρισαῖος is a Greek phrase meaning "having been asked by the Pharisees".
Greek · G1905, G5330
ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων
To question · a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
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ἐπερωτάω G1905 to question
Pronunciation eperōtáō
To question someone directly, often seeking specific information or a response to a request.
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Φαρισαῖος G5330 a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Pronunciation Pharisaîos
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What does ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων (eperōtētheis de hypo tōn Pharisaiōn) mean in the Bible?
ἐπερωτάω · Φαρισαῖος is a Greek phrase meaning "having been asked by the Pharisees".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1905, G5330?
G1905, G5330 is connected to 56 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. having been asked by the Pharisees
Source Gloss
having been asked by the Pharisees
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 56 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 46×
Aorist Active Matt 22:35 · Matt 22:41 · Matt 27:11 · Mark 9:16 · Mark 9:21 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 15:2 · Mark 15:44 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 9:18 · Luke 18:18 · Luke 18:40 · Luke 23:6 · John 18:7 · Acts 5:27 23×
Imperfect Active Mark 5:9 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 8:27 · Mark 8:29 · Mark 9:33 · Mark 10:17 · Mark 13:3 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:4 · Luke 23:9 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 9:11 · Mark 9:28 · Mark 10:2 · Mark 10:10 · Mark 12:18 20×
Present Active Mark 7:5 · Luke 6:9 2×
Future Active Mark 11:29 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Aorist Active Matt 22:46 · Mark 9:32 · Mark 12:34 3×
Present Active Luke 20:40 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Present Active Luke 2:46 · Rom 10:20 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 17:20 1×
Aorist Active Acts 23:34 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active John 9:23 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 14:35 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 56 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 29 imperfect 20 present 6 future 1
Voice
active 55 passive 1
Mood
indicative 46 participle 4 infinitive 4 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:10 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:1 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:10 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:23 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:35 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:41 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:46 ἐπερωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:11 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:9 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:17 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:5 ἐπερωτῶσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:23 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 8:27 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 8:29 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:11 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:16 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:21 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:28 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:32 ἐπερωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:33 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:10 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:17 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:2 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:29 Ἐπερωτήσω future active indicative prospective Mark 12:18 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 12:28 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:34 ἐπερωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 13:3 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 14:60 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:61 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:2 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:4 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:44 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:46 ἐπερωτῶντα present active participle participle Luke 3:10 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Luke 3:14 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Luke 6:9 Ἐπερωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:30 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:9 Ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Luke 9:18 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain