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 |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
ask ( 2 )
asked ( 5 )
demanded ( 2 )
enquire ( 1 )
enquired ( 1 )
understood ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.