ἐρωτάω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Ion.εἰρωτάωcontr.vbMegar.imperatv.impf.Ion.aor. make an inquiryinquire, askHdt. E. Th. Ar.w.neut.acc.sthg.A. Hdt. E.w.cogn.acc.a questionTh. Pl. Aeschin.w.indir.q.what or whether sthg. is the caseOd. Hdt. Ar.w.dir.q.Ar.neut.pass.ptcpl.sb.question askedTh. Pl. inquire ofquestion, asksomeoneOd. hHom. Hdt. S. E. Th.w.neut.acc.sthg.Hdt. Trag.w.indir.q.what or whether sthg. is the caseHdt.w.dir.q.Trag.pass.of personsbe questionedHdt. E. Th. inquire aboutsthg.A. Hdt. Th. Pl.askw.dbl.acc.someone about sthg.Od. Thgn. X.pass.be asked aboutsthg.Pl. ask for, requeststhg.NT.put a request toentreat, begsomeoneNT.w.inf.to do sthg.NT.w. ἵναὅπως + subj.to do sthg., for sthg. to be doneNT.

ShortDef

to ask

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ἐρωτάω

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ἐρωτάω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ερωταω

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ἐρωτάω

IDX:

15599

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-15600

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    "key": "ἐρωτάω"
  },
  "senses": [],
  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-15600"
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