ἀκριβόω

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ἀκριβόω

Greek transliteration

akriboō

Simplified transliteration

akriboo

Principal Parts

-, ἠκρίβωσα, -, -, -

Strong's number

198

GK Number

208

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1d(3)

Gloss

to find out exactly

Definition

to inquire accurately, or diligently, Mt. 2:7, 16 (see v. 8)*

Matthew 2:7	Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found (ēkribōsen \| ἠκρίβωσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) out from them exactly (ēkribōsen \| ἠκρίβωσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) what time the star had appeared.
Matthew 2:16	Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious; and he sent and killed all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had determined (ēkribōsen \| ἠκρίβωσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) from the wise men.

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