"to ask, request; demand; desire, Acts 7:46"
Definition and meaning
to ask, request; demand; desire, Acts 7:46
In the original Greek the word is written: αἰτέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of aiteo (G154) across the King James Bible.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
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Common questions
Strong's G154 (aiteo) is a Greek word that means: to ask, request; demand; desire, Acts 7:46 It appears 68 times in the King James Bible.
The word aiteo (G154) appears 68 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G154 is aiteo, a Greek word defined as: to ask, request; demand; desire, Acts 7:46. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
aiteo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.