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Lexicon :: Strong's G198 - akriboō

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ἀκριβόω
Transliteration
akriboō (Key)
Pronunciation
ak-ree-bo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ἀκριβής (G196)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀκριβόω akribóō, ak-ree-bo'-o; from the same as G196; to be exact, i.e. ascertain:—enquire diligently.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G198 in the following manner: enquire diligently (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G198 in the following manner: enquire diligently (2x).

  1. to know accurately, to do exactly

  2. to investigate diligently

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀκριβόω akribóō, ak-ree-bo'-o; from the same as G196; to be exact, i.e. ascertain:—enquire diligently.
STRONGS G198:
ἀκριβόω, -ῶ: 1 aorist ἠκρίβωσα); (ἀκριβής);
1. in secular writings, to know accurately, to do exactly.
2. to investigate diligently: Matthew 2:7, 16 (ἀκριβῶς ἐξετάζειν, Matthew 2:8); Aristotle, gen. anim. 5, 1; Philo, m. opif. § 25 μετὰ πάσης ἐξετάσεως ἀκριβοῦντες. [Others to learn exactly, ascertain; cf. Fritzsche or Meyer on Matthew, as above.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:7; 2:8; 2:16

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Strong's Number G198 matches the Greek ἀκριβόω (akriboō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired G198 ➔ of them diligently G198 what time the star appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - 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 G198 of the wise men.
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