ἐπερωτ-άω,
Ionic dialect ἐπειρ-, consult, inquire of, with accusative person, [[ τὸ χρηστήριον, τὸν θεόν, εἰ.. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.53, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.118, etc.; τινὰ περί τινος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], cf. Oracle texts cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 43.66; later, ἐν τῷ θεῷ Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Judg.18.5 ] LXX+4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be questioned, asked a question, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.45, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sph.” 250a. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with accusative of things, ask a question, ταῦτα, τάδε, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.30, 55, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.10 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, ask about a thing, [[[ τὰς ναῦς] καὶ τὸν πεζόν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.100 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σμικρόν τι τῶν ῥηθέντων call it in question, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Prt.” 329a; ἐ. θυσίαις καὶ οἰωνοῖς ὅ τι χρὴ ποιεῖν] Refs 5th c.BC+] inquire what.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oec.” 5.19; ἐ. ἐς..] Refs 5th c.BC+] inquire about, [[ LXX.2Ki.11.7:—] LXX]passive, τὸ ἐπερωτηθέν the question asked, variant in [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Tht.” 146e. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with accusative person et of things, [[ ἐ. τοὺς προφήτας τὸ αἴτιον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.93 codices; ἐπηρώτα ὑμᾶς τὸ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου κήρυγμα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.79 ] Refs 5th c.BC+].
__4 absolutely, put a question, especially of a chairman putting a question to the vote, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 22.9, “SIG” 898.17 (Chalcis, 3rd c.AD), +others ] Refs 4th c.BC+]