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Lexicon :: Strong's G4441 - pynthanomai

Aa
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 BoxMat 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4 - And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:26 - And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:36 - And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:52 - So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:24 - Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:7 - Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:18 - To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:29 - And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:20 - And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,
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