Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
pynthanomai
Simplified transliteration
pynthanomai
Principal Parts
(ἐπυνθανόμην), -, ἐπυθόμην, -, -, -
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-3a(2b)
Gloss
to ask, inquire, question
Definition
to ask, inquire, Mt. 2:4; Lk. 15:26; to investigate, examine judicially, Acts 23:20; to ascertain by inquiry, understand, Acts 23:34
Greek-English Concordance for πυνθάνομαι
| Matthew 2:4 |
and gathering all the ruling priests and scribes of the people, he inquired (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) of them where the Messiah was to be born. |
| Luke 15:26 |
So calling one of his servants, he asked (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) what this might be. |
| Luke 18:36 |
When he heard a crowd going by, he inquired (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) what this might be. |
| John 4:52 |
So he asked (epytheto | ἐπύθετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) them what time it was when his son got better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” |
| John 13:24 |
So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask (pythesthai | πυθέσθαι | aor mid inf ) Jesus who it was of whom he had spoken. |
| Acts 4:7 |
And having set them in the midst, they began to inquire (epynthanonto | ἐπυνθάνοντο | imperf mid ind 3 pl), “By what power or by what name did you do this?” |
| Acts 10:18 |
and called out to ask (epynthanonto | ἐπυνθάνοντο | imperf mid ind 3 pl) whether Simon who was called Peter was staying there. |
| Acts 10:29 |
Therefore, when I was summoned, I came without raising any objection. |
| Acts 21:33 |
Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains. Then he asked (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg) who he might be and what he had done. |
| Acts 23:19 |
The commanding officer took him by the hand, drew him aside and asked (epynthaneto | ἐπυνθάνετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg), “What is it that you have to report to me?” |
| Acts 23:20 |
And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the council, as though the case against him was going to (pynthanesthai | πυνθάνεσθαι | pres mid inf ) be (pynthanesthai | πυνθάνεσθαι | pres mid inf ) examined (pynthanesthai | πυνθάνεσθαι | pres mid inf ) more closely. |
| Acts 23:34 |
When he had read the letter, he asked from what province he was. Learning (pythomenos | πυθόμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) that he was from Cilicia, |