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ἐρωτάω
eh-roh-TAH-oh
I ask, I request
verb
Appears 63× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

Different from αἰτέω (I ask/beg). ἐρωτάω = ask a question or make a request among equals.

Memory Hook

eh-roh-TAH-oh — ERO-tao: "May I ASK — are you Eros?" — ἐρωτάω = I ask.

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