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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G4441 - Enquire

Strong's No.:G4441

Greek:πυνθάνομαι

Transliteration:punthanomai

Phonetic:poon-than'-om-ahee

Word Origin:Middle voice prolonged from πύθω puthō a primary word (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses)

Bible Usage:ask demand enquire understand.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to question that is 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 of 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)


Thayers
Definition:

1. to enquire, ask

2. to ascertain, by enquiry


Bible References:
Enquire

Translation
Occurrences:
ask ( 2 )
asked ( 5 )
demanded ( 2 )
enquire ( 1 )
enquired ( 1 )
understood ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.