What does κακῶς · αἰτέω mean in the Bible?
κακῶς · αἰτέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to ask badly, wrongly, with evil motives".
Greek · G2560, G154
κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε
Badly (physically or morally) · to ask (in genitive case)
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κακῶςG2560badly (physically or morally)
Pronunciationkakōs
Describes both physical illness and moral wrongdoing; in NT, often paired with suffering or sickness conditions.
Open lexicon entry →αἰτέωG154to ask (in genitive case)
Pronunciationaitéō
Open lexicon entry →What does κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε (kakōs aiteisthe) mean in the Bible?
κακῶς · αἰτέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to ask badly, wrongly, with evil motives".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2560, G154?
G2560, G154 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to ask badly, wrongly, with evil motives
Source Gloss
to ask badly, wrongly, with evil motives
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms16
Matt 4:24 · Matt 8:16 · Matt 9:12 · Matt 14:35 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 17:15 · Matt 21:41 · Mark 1:32 · Mark 1:34 · Mark 2:17 · Mark 6:55 · Luke 5:31 · Luke 7:2 · John 18:23 · Acts 23:5 · Jas 4:316×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 67 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present29aorist28future7imperfect2perfect1
Voice
active38middle29
Mood
indicative28subjunctive15participle13imperative7infinitive4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:42αἰτοῦντίpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 6:8αἰτῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 7:10αἰτήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 7:11αἰτοῦσινpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 7:7Αἰτεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 7:8αἰτῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 7:9αἰτήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 14:7αἰτήσηταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 18:19αἰτήσωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 20:20αἰτοῦσάpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 20:22αἰτεῖσθεpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 21:22αἰτήσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 27:20αἰτήσωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 27:58ᾐτήσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 6:22Αἴτησόνaorist active imperativeimperativeMark 6:23αἰτήσῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:24αἰτήσωμαιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:25ᾐτήσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 10:35αἰτήσωμένaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 10:38αἰτεῖσθεpresent middle indicativeongoingMark 15:43ᾐτήσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 15:8αἰτεῖσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 1:63αἰτήσαςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 6:30αἰτοῦντίpresent active participleparticipleLuke 11:10αἰτῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 11:11αἰτήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 11:12αἰτήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 11:13αἰτοῦσινpresent active participleparticipleLuke 11:9αἰτεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 12:48αἰτήσουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 23:23αἰτούμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleLuke 23:25ᾐτοῦντοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 23:52ᾐτήσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 4:10ᾔτησαςaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 4:9αἰτεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 11:22αἰτήσῃaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 14:13αἰτήσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 14:14αἰτήσητέaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 15:16αἰτήσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 15:7αἰτήσασθεaorist middle imperativeimperative+27 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
κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε is built from this root: