Greek · G154, G5485 · unreviewed
αἰτούμενοι χάριν
To ask (in genitive case) · grace
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αἰτέω G154 to ask (in genitive case)
Pronunciation aitéō
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χάρις G5485 grace
Pronunciation cháris
Divine favor freely given and unmerited, emphasizing God's gracious kindness rather than human deserving or works.
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What does αἰτούμενοι χάριν (aitoumenoi charin) mean in the Bible?
αἰτέω · χάρις is a Greek word meaning "Ask a favor".
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Meaning
Ask a favor
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 30×
Aorist Middle Matt 27:58 · Mark 6:25 · Mark 15:43 · Luke 23:52 · Acts 7:46 · Acts 9:2 · Acts 13:21 · Acts 13:28 · Acts 3:14 9×
Future Active Matt 7:9 · Matt 7:10 · Luke 11:11 · Luke 11:12 · 1 John 5:16 · Luke 12:48 6×
Present Middle Matt 20:22 · Mark 10:38 · Mark 11:24 · Jas 4:3 · Eph 3:13 · Eph 3:20 6×
Present Active John 4:9 · 1 Cor 1:22 · Jas 4:3 3×
Imperfect Middle Luke 23:25 · Acts 12:20 2×
Aorist Active John 4:10 · John 16:24 2×
Future Middle John 16:26 1×
Perfect Active 1 John 5:15 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 15×
Aorist Active Matt 21:22 · John 14:13 · John 14:14 · John 15:16 · John 16:23 · Mark 6:23 · Mark 10:35 7×
Aorist Middle Matt 18:19 · Matt 27:20 · Matt 14:7 · Mark 6:24 · John 11:22 5×
Present Middle 1 John 5:14 · 1 John 5:15 2×
Present Active 1 John 3:22 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 14×
Present Active Matt 5:42 · Luke 6:30 · 1 Pet 3:15 · Matt 7:8 · Luke 11:10 · Matt 7:11 · Luke 11:13 · Matt 20:20 8×
Present Middle Luke 23:23 · Acts 25:3 · Acts 25:15 · Col 1:9 4×
Aorist Active Luke 1:63 · Acts 16:29 2×
Imperative command or strong request 7×
Present Active Matt 7:7 · Luke 11:9 · John 16:24 · Jas 1:5 · Jas 1:6 5×
Aorist Active Mark 6:22 1×
Aorist Middle John 15:7 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Present Middle Mark 15:8 · Jas 4:2 2×
Aorist Active Matt 6:8 1×
Present Active Acts 3:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 67 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 29 aorist 28 future 7 imperfect 2 perfect 1
Voice
active 38 middle 29
Mood
indicative 28 subjunctive 15 participle 13 imperative 7 infinitive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:42 αἰτοῦντί present active participle participle Matthew 6:8 αἰτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:10 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:11 αἰτοῦσιν present active participle participle Matthew 7:7 Αἰτεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:8 αἰτῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:9 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 14:7 αἰτήσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:19 αἰτήσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:20 αἰτοῦσά present active participle participle Matthew 20:22 αἰτεῖσθε present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 21:22 αἰτήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:20 αἰτήσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:58 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 6:22 Αἴτησόν aorist active imperative imperative Mark 6:23 αἰτήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:24 αἰτήσωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:25 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 10:35 αἰτήσωμέν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:38 αἰτεῖσθε present middle indicative ongoing Mark 15:43 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 15:8 αἰτεῖσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Luke 1:63 αἰτήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 6:30 αἰτοῦντί present active participle participle Luke 11:10 αἰτῶν present active participle participle Luke 11:11 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 11:12 αἰτήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 11:13 αἰτοῦσιν present active participle participle Luke 11:9 αἰτεῖτε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:48 αἰτήσουσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 23:23 αἰτούμενοι present middle participle participle Luke 23:25 ᾐτοῦντο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 23:52 ᾐτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed John 4:10 ᾔτησας aorist active indicative completed John 4:9 αἰτεῖς present active indicative ongoing John 11:22 αἰτήσῃ aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive John 14:13 αἰτήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 14:14 αἰτήσητέ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:16 αἰτήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:7 αἰτήσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
1 Corinthians 16 — Ordered Giving, Open Doors, Faithful Labor, and Final Exhortations in the Lord Acts 11 — Jerusalem Recognizes God’s Grace to the Gentiles Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Acts 4 — Christ Alone Saves and His Witnesses Speak Boldly Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ Galatians 1 — No Other Gospel: Paul’s Apostolic Authority and Gospel Defense Galatians 2 — Justified by Faith: Gospel Unity, Apostolic Confrontation, and Life in Christ Galatians 5 — Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 1 — The Word Made Flesh, Witnessed, and Followed John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World Luke 1 — The Promised Savior Announced in the Fullness of Time Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain