UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to ask, to ask a question

Semantic entry: 33.180

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Question, Answer

Definition: to ask for information{N:001}

Notes: In a number of languages a term such as ἐρωτάω[a] or ἐπερωτάω[a] implies an introduction of direct discourse, so that in RV LUK 9:45 · LV LUK 9:45 · Read together LUK 9:45, for example, it may be necessary to translate ‘they were afraid to ask him, What do you mean by what you said?’

Sense 2: to ask for, to request

Semantic entry: 33.161

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Ask For, Request

Definition: to ask for, usually with the implication of an underlying question{N:002}

Sense 3: to question, to interrogate, to try to learn

Semantic entry: 56.14

Semantic domains: Courts and Legal Procedures

Subdomains: Judicial Hearing, Inquiry

Definition: to attempt in a legal or semi-legal procedure to know the truth about a matter, normally by interrogation