Strong's Lexicon
G198
G198 — ἀκριβόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G198 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀκριβόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | superlative of akribes (a derivative of the same as G206) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | akriboo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ak-ree-boh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be exact, i.e. ascertain |
| KJV Renderings: | enquire diligently |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀκριβόω, (ῶ: 1 aorist ἠκρίβωσα); (ἀκριβής);
1. in secular writings, to know accurately, to do exactly.
2. to investigate diligently: Mat 2:7; Mat 2:16 (ἀκριβῶς ἐξετάζειν, Mat 2:8); Aristotle, gen. anim. 5, 1; Philo, m. opif. § 25 μετά πάσης ἐξετάσεως ἀκριβοῦντες. (Al. to learn exactly, ascertain; cf. Fritzsche or Meyer on Matthew, as above.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀκριβόω (enquire diligently)
Matthew 2:7
- KJV: Then Herod when he had privily called the wise men enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared
- GK: τότε Ηρώδης λάθρα καλέσας τους μάγους ηκρίβωσε παρ΄ αυτών τον χρόνον του φαινομένου αστέρος
Matthew 2:16
- KJV: Then Herod when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men was exceeding wroth and sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all the coasts thereof from two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men
- GK: τότε Ηρώδης ιδών ότι ενεπαίχθη υπό των μάγων εθυμώθη λίαν και αποστείλας ανείλε πάντας τους παίδας τους εν Βηθλεέμ και εν πάσι τοις ορίοις αυτής από διετούς και κατωτέρω κατά τον χρόνον ον ηκρίβωσε παρά των μάγων