ἐρωτάω
Etym. ἔρομαι
I. "to ask", τινά τι something "of" one, Od., Soph., etc.:—Pass. "to be asked", τι Xen.
2. ἐρ. τι "to ask about" a thing, Aesch.:— Pass., τὸ ἐρωτηθέν, τὸ ἐρωτώμενον "the question", Thuc., Xen.
II. "to enquire of" a person, "question" him, Od., Eur., etc.:—Pass. "to be questioned", id=Eur.
III. = αἰτέω, "to ask", i. e. "to beg, solicit", NTest.