To investigate
ἐμβατεύωStrong’s G1687embateuō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Embateuō is the Greek word usually translated “detailing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,”
Meaning
Usually translated “detailing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- detailing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Colossians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐμβατεύω embateuō · to investigate
ἐμβατεύω [in LXX: with accusative, Jos.19:49 (נָחַל, Jos.19:51 (חָלַק pi.); before εἰς, 1Ma.12:25 1Mac 13:20 1Mac 14:31 1Mac 15:40; metaphorically, 2Ma.2:30 * ;] (ἐμβάτης ἐμβαίνω) 1. to step in or on (Soph.), hence (a) to frequent, haunt, dwell in (Æsch., Eur.); metaphorically, Col.2:18 (dwelling in, R, txt.; taking, R, mg.); (b) to invade (1Mac, ll with; metaphorically, Col, Lc.). …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “investigate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INVEST'IGATE, verb transitive
[Latin investigo; in and vestigo, to follow a track, to search; vestigium, a track or footstep.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.