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death, in the sentence “not concerning this do I say that he shall make request,” the verb
is
.
Later, the tendency was for
to approximate to
. See
BESEECH
,
DESIRE
,
INTREAT
,
PRAY
,
REQUEST
.
Note:
In Matt. 19:17, the
RV
, following the most authentic mss., has “Why askest
(
) thou Me concerning that which is good?”
3.
(
# $ 1
, 1905), a strengthened form of No. 2 ( , “in addition”), is
frequently used in the synoptic Gospels, but only twice in the Gospel of John, 18:7, 21. In
Rom. 10:20 it is rendered “asked of” (
KJV
, “asked after”). The more intensive character
of the “asking” may be observed in Luke 2:46; 3:14; 6:9; 17:20; 20:21, 27, 40; 22:64,
23:3, 6, 9. In Matt. 16:1, it virtually signifies to demand (its meaning in later Greek). See
DEMAND
,
DESIRE
,
QUESTION
.
Note:
For the corresponding noun
, see
ANSWER
.
4.
$
(
1
, 4441), to ask by way of enquiry, not by way of
making a request for something, is found in the Gospels and the Acts, five times in the
former, seven in the latter; in Matt. 2:4,
KJV
, “demanded,”
RV
, “enquired, so Acts 21:33.
See
DEMAND
,
INQUIRE
,
UNDERSTAND
.
5.
@
(
# 1
, 1833), “to search out” ( , “out,” intensive,
, “to
examine”), is translated “ask,” in John 21:12,
KJV
(
RV
, “inquire”); in Matt. 2:8,
KJV
,
“search”;
RV
, “search out,” expressing the intensive force of the verb, so Matt. 10:11
(
KJV
, “inquire”). See
INQUIRE
,
SEARCH
.¶
6.
(
!
, 3004), “to say,” occasionally signifies “to ask,” as of an inquiry, the
reason being that
is used for every variety of speaking, e.g., Acts 25:20, “I asked
whether he would come to Jerusalem.” See
BID
,
BOAST
,
CALL
,
DESCRIBE
,
GIVE
,
NAME
,
PUT
,
Note
(2),
SAY
,
SPEAK
,
TELL
,
UTTER
.
7.
(
$&
, 350), “to judge,” sometimes has the meaning to ask a
question; e.g., 1 Cor. 10:25, 27. See
DISCERN
,
EXAMINE
,
JUDGE
,
SEARCH
.
Notes:
(1) For
, Luke 6:30, see
REQUIRE
, No. 3. (2) In Luke 22:31,
RV
,
@
is rendered “hath asked to have.”¶
B. Noun.
(
5
, 155), akin to No. 1, lit., “that which has been asked for,” is used in
Luke 23:24,
RV
, “what they asked for” (
KJV
, “required”); Phil. 4:6, “requests”; 1 John
5:15, petitions. See
PETITION
,
REQUEST
,
REQUIRE
.¶
ASLEEP, SLEEP
A. Verbs.
1.
$
(
"
, 2518), “to go to sleep,” is chiefly used of natural “sleep,” and
is found most frequently in the Gospels, especially Matthew and Luke. With reference to
death it is found in the Lord’s remark concerning Jairus’ daughter, Matt. 9:24; Mark 5:39;
Luke 8:52. In the epistles of Paul it is used as follows: (a) of natural “sleep,” e.g., 1
Thess. 5:7; (b) of carnal indifference to spiritual things on the part of believers, Eph.