ΔΙΗΡΩΤΑ, διηρωτα
DIĒRŌTA, diērōta
Sounds Like: dee-ay-ROH-tah
Translations: he was asking, he asked, he questioned
From the root: ΔΙΕΡΩΤΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to ask through' or 'to question thoroughly'. It is often used to describe someone making an inquiry or seeking information. It is a compound word formed from διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'thoroughly', and ἐρωτάω (erotao), meaning 'to ask' or 'to question'.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Imperfect, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1358 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 12:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΕΡΩΤΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΕΡΕΙΤΑΙ — he asks, he inquires, he questions, he interrogates
- ΔΙΕΡΩΤΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having inquired, having asked, having questioned
- ΔΙΕΡΩΤΗΣΑΝΤΟΣ — having asked, having inquired, of one who asked, of one who inquired
- ΔΙΕΡΩΤΩΝΤΟΣ — (of) asking thoroughly, (of) inquiring, (of) questioning, (of) examining
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