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πυνθάνομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πυνθάνομαι
Greek transliteration: 
pynthanomai
Simplified transliteration: 
pynthanomai
Principal Parts: 
(ἐπυνθανόμην), -, ἐπυθόμην, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4441
GK Number: 
4785
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-3a(2b)
Gloss: 
to ask, inquire, question
Definition: 
to ask, inquire, Mt. 2:4; Lk. 15:26; to investigate, examine judicially, Acts 23:20; to ascertain by inquiry, understand, Acts 23:34

Greek-English Concordance for πυνθάνομαι

Matthew 2:4 and gathering all the ruling priests and scribes of the people, he inquired (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) of them where the Messiah was to be born.
Luke 15:26 So calling one of his servants, he asked (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) what this might be.
Luke 18:36 When he heard a crowd going by, he inquired (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) what this might be.
John 4:52 So he asked (epytheto | ἐπύθετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) them what time it was when his son got better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
John 13:24 So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask (pythesthai | πυθέσθαι | aor mid inf ) Jesus who it was of whom he had spoken.
Acts 4:7 And having set them in the midst, they began to inquire (epynthanonto | ἐπυνθάνοντο | imperf mid ind 3 pl), “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
Acts 10:18 and called out to ask (epynthanonto | ἐπυνθάνοντο | imperf mid ind 3 pl) whether Simon who was called Peter was staying there.
Acts 10:29 Therefore, when I was summoned, I came without raising any objection.
Acts 21:33 Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains. Then he asked (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) who he might be and what he had done.
Acts 23:19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, drew him aside and asked (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg), “What is it that you have to report to me?”
Acts 23:20 And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the council, as though the case against him was going to (pynthanesthai | πυνθάνεσθαι | pres mid inf ) be (pynthanesthai | πυνθάνεσθαι | pres mid inf ) examined (pynthanesthai | πυνθάνεσθαι | pres mid inf ) more closely.
Acts 23:34 When he had read the letter, he asked from what province he was. Learning (pythomenos | πυθόμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) that he was from Cilicia,