ἐρωτᾷς [17 verses](verb 2nd sg pres ind act) "Ask" is from erotao, which means "to ask," "beg," or "to question." This word means asking for information.  -- The word translated as "ask" means "to ask"  "to beg," or "to question."  It means to "ask about a thing" or "to question a person." A different Greek verb means "asking for something" as in "request."