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Lexicon :: Strong's G4441 - pynthanomai

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πυνθάνομαι
Transliteration
pynthanomai (Key)
Pronunciation
poon-than'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice prolonged from a primary putho (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses)
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Strong’s Definitions

πυνθάνομαι pynthánomai, poon-than'-om-ahee; middle voice prolonged from a primary πύθω pýthō (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (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); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence):—ask, demand, enquire, understand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G4441 in the following manner: ask (7x), demand (2x), enquire (2x), understand (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G4441 in the following manner: ask (7x), demand (2x), enquire (2x), understand (1x).

  1. to enquire, ask

  2. to ascertain, by enquiry

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πυνθάνομαι pynthánomai, poon-than'-om-ahee; middle voice prolonged from a primary πύθω pýthō (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (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); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence):—ask, demand, enquire, understand.
STRONGS G4441:
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 Acts 10:18; with the optative, John 13:24 R G; Luke 15:26; Luke 18:36; Acts 21:33; followed by a direct question, Acts 4:7; Acts 10:29; Acts 23:19; παρά τίνος τί (Buttmann, 167 (146)), John 4:52; παρά τίνος followed by an indirect question with the indicative Matthew 2:4; τί περί τίνος, Acts 23:20.
2. to ascertain by inquiry: followed by ὅτι, Acts 23:34 (A. V. understood).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:4
Luke
15:26; 18:36
John
4:52; 13:24
Acts
4:7; 10:18; 10:29; 21:33; 23:19; 23:20; 23:34

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4441 matches the Greek πυνθάνομαι (pynthanomai),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4 - Gathering together all the chief Kohanim and Sofrim of the people, he asked them where the Messiah would be born.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:26 - He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:36 - Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:52 - So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:24 - Shim`on Rock therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom he speaks."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:7 - When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:18 - and called and asked whether Shim`on, who was surnamed Rock, was lodging there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:29 - Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:20 - He said, "The Yehudim have agreed to ask you to bring Sha'ul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
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