What does ἐρωτάω · ἀκούω mean in the Bible?
ἐρωτάω · ἀκούω is a Greek phrase meaning "ask those who have heard".
Greek · G2065, G191
ἐρώτησον τοὺς ἀκηκοότας
To interrogate; by implication, to request · to hear (in various senses)
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ἐρωτάωG2065to interrogate; by implication, to request
Pronunciationerōtáō
To question or interrogate; in later Greek also means to request or petition, overlapping with αἰτέω.
Open lexicon entry →ἀκούωG191to hear (in various senses)
Pronunciationakoúō
Hearing that demands obedient response, not mere acoustic perception of sound
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐρώτησον τοὺς ἀκηκοότας (erōtēson tous akēkootas) mean in the Bible?
ἐρωτάω · ἀκούω is a Greek phrase meaning "ask those who have heard".
Full entry for ἐρώτησον τοὺς ἀκηκοότας (G2065, G191) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2065, G191?
G2065, G191 is connected to 62 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. ask those who have heard
Source Gloss
ask those who have heard
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 groups5Aligned forms62TensesPresent, Imperfect, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality50×
Present ActiveLuke 14:18 · Luke 14:19 · Luke 16:27 · John 17:9 · John 17:15 · John 17:20 · Phil 4:3 · 2 John 1:5 · Luke 11:37 · Luke 14:32 · John 16:5 · 1 Thess 4:1 · 1 Thess 5:12 · 2 Thess 2:1 · Matt 19:17 · John 18:2117×
Imperfect ActiveMatt 15:23 · Mark 4:10 · John 4:31 · John 4:40 · John 9:15 · John 12:21 · Acts 1:6 · Acts 16:39 · Matt 16:13 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 8:5 · Luke 7:36 · John 4:47 · Acts 3:314×
Aorist ActiveLuke 4:38 · John 1:21 · John 1:25 · John 5:12 · John 9:2 · John 9:19 · John 19:31 · Acts 10:48 · Luke 5:3 · Luke 8:37 · Luke 23:3 · John 18:19 · John 19:38 · Acts 23:1814×
Future ActiveMatt 21:24 · Luke 20:3 · John 14:16 · John 16:26 · John 16:235×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Aorist ActiveLuke 9:45 · Acts 23:202×
Present ActiveJohn 16:191×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose5×
Aorist ActiveLuke 22:68 · John 1:19 · 1 John 5:163×
Present ActiveLuke 19:31 · John 16:302×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present ActiveLuke 7:3 · Acts 18:202×
Imperativecommand or strong request2×
Aorist ActiveJohn 9:21 · John 18:212×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 411 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist260present118future13imperfect11perfect9
Voice
active395passive11middle5
Mood
indicative183participle133infinitive36imperative32subjunctive27
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18ἠκούσθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 2:22ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:3ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:9ἀκούσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 4:12Ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 5:21Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:27Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:33ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:38Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:43Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 7:24ἀκούειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:26ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 8:10ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:12ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 10:14ἀκούσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 10:27ἀκούετεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 11:15ἀκουέτωpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 11:2ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 11:5ἀκούουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 12:19ἀκούσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 12:24ἀκούσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 12:42ἀκοῦσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:13ἀκούοντεςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:14ἀκούσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 13:15ἤκουσανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:15ἀκούσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:16ἀκούουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:17ἀκοῦσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:17ἀκούετεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:17ἤκουσανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:18ἀκούσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 13:19ἀκούοντοςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:20ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:22ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:23ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:43ἀκουέτωpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 13:9ἀκουέτωpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 14:1ἤκουσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 14:13Ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 14:13ἀκούσαντεςaorist active participleparticiple+371 more occurrences
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
ἐρώτησον τοὺς ἀκηκοότας is built from these roots: