What does περί · οὗτος · ἐρωτάω · μόνον mean in the Bible?
περί · οὗτος · ἐρωτάω · μόνον is a Greek phrase meaning "not only concerning these".
Greek · G4012, G3778, G2065, G3440
οὐ περὶ τούτων δὲ ἐρωτῶ μόνον
About · this/he/she/it · to interrogate; by implication, to request · merely
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περί G4012 about
Pronunciation perí
Concerning/about with causal sense; distinct from ὑπέρ by focusing on the matter itself rather than advocacy.
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οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
Pronunciation hoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
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ἐρωτάω G2065 to interrogate; by implication, to request
Pronunciation erōtáō
To question or interrogate; in later Greek also means to request or petition, overlapping with αἰτέω.
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μόνον G3440 merely
Pronunciation mónon
Exclusive focus or restriction: only this, nothing else—often contrasts what is included versus excluded.
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What does οὐ περὶ τούτων δὲ ἐρωτῶ μόνον (ou peri toutōn de erōtō monon) mean in the Bible?
περί · οὗτος · ἐρωτάω · μόνον is a Greek phrase meaning "not only concerning these".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4012, G3778, G2065, G3440?
G4012, G3778, G2065, G3440 is connected to 332 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. not only concerning these
Source Gloss
not only concerning these
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 332
Matt 2:8 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 6:28 · Matt 8:18 · Matt 9:36 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 15:7 · Matt 16:11 · Matt 17:13 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 19:17 · Matt 20:3 · Matt 20:5 332×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 62 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 22 aorist 21 imperfect 14 future 5
Voice
active 62
Mood
indicative 49 subjunctive 5 participle 3 infinitive 3 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:23 ἠρώτουν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 16:13 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Matthew 19:17 ἐρωτᾷς present active indicative ongoing Matthew 21:24 Ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective Mark 4:10 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:26 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 8:5 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Luke 4:38 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:3 ἠρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:3 ἐρωτῶν present active participle participle Luke 7:36 Ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Luke 8:37 ἠρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:45 ἐρωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 11:37 ἐρωτᾷ present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:18 ἐρωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:19 ἐρωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:32 ἐρωτᾷ present active indicative ongoing Luke 16:27 Ἐρωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 19:31 ἐρωτᾷ present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 20:3 Ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective Luke 22:68 ἐρωτήσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 23:3 ἠρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed John 1:19 ἐρωτήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 1:21 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 1:25 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 4:31 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 4:40 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 4:47 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background John 5:12 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 8:7 ἐρωτῶντες present active participle participle John 9:15 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 9:19 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:2 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:21 ἐρωτήσατε aorist active imperative imperative John 12:21 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 14:16 ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective John 16:19 ἐρωτᾶν present active infinitive infinitive John 16:23 ἐρωτήσετε future active indicative prospective John 16:26 ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective John 16:30 ἐρωτᾷ present active subjunctive subjunctive
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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
οὐ περὶ τούτων δὲ ἐρωτῶ μόνον is built from this root:
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