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ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων

To question · a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary

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ἐπερωτάω G1905 to question
Pronunciation eperōtáō
To question someone directly, often seeking specific information or a response to a request.
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Φαρισαῖος G5330 a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Pronunciation Pharisaîos
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What does ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων (eperōtētheis de hypo tōn Pharisaiōn) mean in the Bible?

ἐπερωτάω · Φαρισαῖος is a Greek word meaning "having been asked by the Pharisees".

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Meaning

having been asked by the Pharisees
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present Future
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 46×
Aorist Active Matt 22:35 · Matt 22:41 · Matt 27:11 · Mark 9:16 · Mark 9:21 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 15:2 · Mark 15:44 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 9:18 · Luke 18:18 · Luke 18:40 · Luke 23:6 · John 18:7 · Acts 5:27 23×
Imperfect Active Mark 5:9 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 8:27 · Mark 8:29 · Mark 9:33 · Mark 10:17 · Mark 13:3 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:4 · Luke 23:9 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 9:11 · Mark 9:28 · Mark 10:2 · Mark 10:10 · Mark 12:18 20×
Present Active Mark 7:5 · Luke 6:9 2×
Future Active Mark 11:29 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Aorist Active Matt 22:46 · Mark 9:32 · Mark 12:34 3×
Present Active Luke 20:40 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Present Active Luke 2:46 · Rom 10:20 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 17:20 1×
Aorist Active Acts 23:34 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active John 9:23 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 14:35 1×
56 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 56 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 23 ongoing 2 prospective 1 imperative 2 background 20 infinitive 4 participle 4
Tense
aorist 29 imperfect 20 present 6 future 1
Voice
active 55 passive 1
Mood
indicative 46 participle 4 infinitive 4 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:10 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:1 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:10 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:23 ἐπηρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:35 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:41 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:46 ἐπερωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:11 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:9 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:17 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:5 ἐπερωτῶσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:23 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 8:27 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 8:29 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:11 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:16 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:21 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:28 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:32 ἐπερωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:33 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:10 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:17 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:2 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:29 Ἐπερωτήσω future active indicative prospective Mark 12:18 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 12:28 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:34 ἐπερωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 13:3 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 14:60 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:61 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:2 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:4 ἐπηρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:44 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:46 ἐπερωτῶντα present active participle participle Luke 3:10 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Luke 3:14 ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Luke 6:9 Ἐπερωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:30 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:9 Ἐπηρώτων imperfect active indicative background Luke 9:18 ἐπηρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed +16 more occurrences

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)

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

פָּרָשׁ pārāš H6567 Related Hebrew
to separate , literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound
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.

Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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