Strong's Lexicon
G4441 — πυνθάνομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4441 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πυνθάνομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice prolonged from a primary putho (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | punthanomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | poon-than'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry 2. (by implication) to learn (by casual intelligence) {as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from G2065, which properly means a request as a favor; and from G154, which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from G2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from G1189, which involves the idea of urgent need} |
| KJV Renderings: | ask, demand, enquire, understand |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πυνθάνομαι; imperfect ἐπυνθανομην; 2 aorist ἐπυθόμην; (cf. Curtius, § 328); a deponent verb; as in classical Greek from Homer down.
1. to inquire, ask: followed by an indirect question — with the indicative Act 10:18; with the optative, Joh 13:24 R G; Luk 15:26; Luk 18:36; Act 21:33; followed by a direct question, Act 4:7; Act 10:29; Act 23:19; παρά τίνος τί (Buttmann, 167 (146)), Joh 4:52; παρά τίνος followed by an indirect question with the indicative Mat 2:4; τί περί τίνος, Act 23:20.
2. to ascertain by inquiry: followed by ὅτι, Act 23:34 (A. V. understood).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πυνθάνομαι (ask)
Matthew 2:4
- KJV: And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together he demanded of them where Christ should be born
- GK: και συναγαγών πάντας τούς αρχιερείς και γραμματείς του λαού επυνθάνετο παρ΄ αυτών που ο Χριστός γεννάται
Luke 15:26
- KJV: And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant
- GK: και προσκαλεσάμενος ένα των παίδων επυνθάνετο τι είη ταύτα
Luke 18:36
- KJV: And hearing the multitude pass by he asked what it meant
- GK: ακούσας δε όχλου διαπορευομένου επυνθάνετο τι είη τούτο
John 4:52
- KJV: Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend And they said unto him Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him
- GK: επύθετο ούν παρ΄ αυτών την ώραν εν η κομψότερον έσχε και είπον αυτώ ότι χθές ώραν εβδόμην αφήκεν αυτόν ο πυρετός
John 13:24
- KJV: Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake
- GK: νεύει ούν τούτω Σίμων Πέτρος πυθέσθαι τις αν είη περί ου λέγει
Acts 4:7
- KJV: And when they had set in the midst they asked By what power or by what name have ye done this
- GK: και στήσαντες αυτούς εν τω μέσω επυνθάνοντο εν ποία δυνάμει η εν ποίω ονόματι εποιήσατε τούτο υμείς
Acts 10:18
- KJV: And called and asked whether Simon which was surnamed Peter were lodged there
- GK: και φωνήσαντες επυνθάνοντο ει Σίμων ο επικαλούμενος Πέτρος ενθάδε ξενίζεται
Acts 10:29
- KJV: Therefore came I without gainsaying as soon as I was sent for I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me
- GK: διό και αναντιρρήτως ήλθον μεταπεμφθείς πυνθάνομαι ούν τίνι λόγω μετεπέμψασθέ με
Acts 21:33
- KJV: Then the chief captain came near and took him and commanded to be bound with two chains and demanded who he was and what he had done
- GK: εγγίσας δε ο χιλίαρχος επελάβετο αυτού και εκέλευσε δεθήναι αλύσεσι δυσί και επυνθάνετο τις αν είη και τι εστι πεποιηκώς
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