113 occurrences

'Asked' in the Bible

And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

JewelleryWho Is This?This Is Me

And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

Examples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

Why Do You Do This?What Is God's Name?Blessed By God

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Wandererswandering

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

Where Are People?whores

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

Asking Particular QuestionsOther Sad People

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Asking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

Living On

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

Asking Particular Questions

And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

People KissingBowingGreetingsKissingKissesSpoken Greetings

And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

AskingNot Enquiring Of GodDirection

According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

TownRebuilding Named Cities

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

First To FightFighting Enemies

He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

ButterNoblesWaterBeverages, LiteralRich Food

And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

Who Is The Doer?

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

The Angel Of GodNot Asking OthersWhere From?What Is God's Name?Man Of God

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

enquiring of GodFirst To FightFighting EnemiesPeople Of Judah

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

Action Until Evening

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

Hear Prayer!petition

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

AskingChildbirthPrayerfulnessConceptionPeople With Apt NamesMiraculous BirthsWaiting For God's TimingReproduction, After Kind

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.

And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

God Not AnsweringTo Be Given Into One's Handssaul

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

Where Are People?

If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

BethlehemAsking PermissionEvery YearGone Awayanniversary

And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:

And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Pleasing GodGod Answered Prayer

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

Getting RichDiscernmentNatural Disasters

And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

AffluenceMoney, Attitudes ToPresent, TheSource Of HonourWealthy People

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

Generosity, HumanQueensSolomon, Character OfPresentsIndividuals going homePeople Giving Other Things

And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

Hard TasksSeeing People

And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

Restoring NationsGiving Back

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

AffluenceMaking DecisionsWealth And Prosperity

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

QueensIndividuals going home

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

RestorationThe King's Ordersstructure

We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

RemnantAsking Particular Questions

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

Travellers

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

LengthChrist's LifeGod Answered Prayer

The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Bread, Kinds OfQuailSatisfactionBirds, Types Of Birds

That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

Forbidden AlliancesTrusting In Man, Warnings AgainstGod's Counsel

For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counseller, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

No One Available

I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

Findingelection, to salvationCalling upon GodKnowing God, Nature OfQuestionsRevelation, In OtNot Seeking GodBehold Me!Not PrayingSelf EsteemBeing YourselfChanging Yourselfseekingmyself

And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

PrivacyInformation In SecretGod Will Cause DefeatQuestioning God

Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

InterrogatingUnhearing

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

AstrologyDivinationUnique EventsNo One Available

I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

SpectatorsGod Revealing Mysteries

And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

FaultsLimbs WitheredQuestioning ChristDiseased HandsJesus HealingThe Sabbath And ChristFinding Fault With JesusJesus Healing On Sabbath

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Jesus As Son Of ManChrist EnquiringWho Is Jesus?Ministry Of The Son Of Man

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

JudaismTeachers Of The LawPeople Going BeforeWhy Do Others Do This?

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

AttorneyLawyersQuestioning ChristTesting ChristTesting God

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

ClaimsJews, TheKingship, DivineStandingTreasonInterrogatingAssentingChrist Is King Of Israel

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

TeachablenessIsolated PersonsQuestioning ChristTwelve DisciplesJesus Using Parables

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

SatanticLonelinessMany Spiritual BeingsDemonspork

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

eagernessSuddenlyRemoving HeadsSkullsHasty ActionPots For Cooking And Eating

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

TeachablenessEntering HousesQuestioning ChristThe Disciples Words

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

Seven Things

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

SpittingSalivaLaying On Hands To HealEyes Cared ForThe Faculty Of Sight

And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

TravelChrist EnquiringWho Is Jesus?Christ Speaking To DisciplesDisciples' Movements

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

TeachablenessTeachers Of The LawPeople Going BeforeWhy Do Others Do This?

And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

Discussions

And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

Chronic AilmentsBeing Evil From Youth

And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

RoadsChrist EnquiringDiscussions

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

TestingSnares Laid For ChristQuestioning ChristTesting ChristDivorce PermittedPharisees Concerned About Christ

And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

TeachablenessQuestioning ChristThe Disciples Words

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

eagernessBowingKneelingChrist, Names ForParticular JourneysIndividuals RunningSetting OutSeeking LifeGood PeopleActivity BegunDoing God's Works

Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

HeresiesJudaismPrejudiceResurrection, Of The DeadQuestioning ChristAre The Dead Raised?denial

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Being FirstQuestioning ChristAnsweringFulfilling The LawGreat ThingsMoralityimportance

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

AndrewPrivacyPeople Sitting DownQuestioning Christ

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

Others Not AnsweringPeople Getting UpRiverstestifying

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

ClaimsJews, TheKingship, DivineInterrogatingAssentingWho Is Jesus?Christ Is King Of IsraelJews

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

Others Not Answering

And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

Asking Particular QuestionsOthers SummoningThe Fact Of Christ's Deathsurprises

And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

LiteracyTabletsWritingGod Naming PeopleWriting On Objectsplagiarism

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

Religious AwakeningsCrowds SeekingOne's Deeds

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

Questioning ChristMeaningThe Disciples Words

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Evil SpiritsLonelinessSatanic InvasionDemons EnteringMany Spiritual BeingsDemonsCasting Out Demons

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

HabitsPrivacySecret PrayerActing AloneChrist EnquiringWho Is Jesus?Christ Speaking To DisciplesJesus PrayingPraying Behind Closed DoorsPraying For Others

And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

Asking

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

eternal life, nature ofeagernessRulersTeachersTeachablenessSeeking LifeGood PeopleDoing God's Works

And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

Crowds Around JesusAsking

And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

CessationStopping StillDrawing Near To ChristChrist EnquiringChrist's Orders

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

FlatteryKnowing God's WaysPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristWay, TheMinisters, Way They Should TeachKnowingChrist TeachingTeaching The Way Of GodGod's Word Is True

Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

HeresiesJudaismPrejudiceResurrection, Of The DeadAre The Dead Raised?

And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

Signs Of Christ's ReturnWhen?Signs Of The End Times

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

Beating JesusWho Is The Doer?BlindingJesus The ProphetOther BlindingProphesy!

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

ClaimsKingship, DivineQuestioning ChristAssentingWho Is Jesus?Christ Is King Of IsraelSalvation For Israel

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

assertiveness

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

ContradictingWho Is John The Baptist?Jesus The Prophet

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

God Is TruthfulWho Is John The Baptist?Jesus The ProphetWhy Do You Do This?

Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

The Healed WalkingWho Is The Doer?Carrying Other Loads

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

diseasesRabbiHereditySins Of The FathersThe Disciples WordsSin Brings SicknessWhat Sin?BlindnessFamily Problems

Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

Bible Theasaurus

Demand (66 instances)
Enquire (7 instances)
Expect (43 instances)
Inquire (138 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπερωτάω 
Eperotao 
Usage: 55

אשׁקלון 
'Ashq@lown 
Usage: 12

בּעה בּעא 
B@`a' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

בּקשׁ 
Baqash 
Usage: 225

שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

שׁאל 
Sh@'el (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

αἰτέω 
Aiteo 
Usage: 43

ἀνακρίνω 
Anakrino 
Usage: 16

ἀπαιτέω 
Apaiteo 
Usage: 0

ἐξετάζω 
Exetazo 
Usage: 2

ἐρωτάω 
Erotao 
Usage: 42

πυνθάνομαι 
Punthanomai 
Usage: 11

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