Eperṓtēma — G1906

Definition

neuter noun

an inquiry

1. an inquiry, a question
2. a demand
3. As the terms of inquiry and demand often include the idea of desire, the word thus gets the signification of earnest seeking, i. e. a craving, an intense desire . If this use of the word is conceded, it affords us the easiest and most congruous explanation of that vexed passage

Usually translated as

answer

Origin

from G1905

• eperōtáō (G1905)

Occurrences

Eperṓtēma occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Peter (1)

• 1 Peter 3:21 — The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer (ἐπερώτημα) of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: