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ἐξετάζωStrong’s G1833

exetazō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Exetazō is the Greek word usually translated “do search”, “do inquire” and “ask”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.”
Matthew 2:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “do search”, “do inquire” and “ask”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • do search 1
  • do inquire 1
  • to ask 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 2
  • John 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

ἐξετάζω exetazō · to find out

ἐξ-ετάζω (ἐτάζω (rare), to examine), [in LXX: Deu.13:14-15 Deu.19:18, 1Ch.28:9 A (דָּרַשׁ), דָּרַשׁ), Psa.11:5-6 (בָּחַן), Wis.6:3, Sir.3:21, al. ;] to examine closely, inquire carefully (of ): before περί (with ἀκριβῶς), Mat.2:8; before τίς, Mat.10:11; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.21:12.† SYN.: ἀνακρίνω, ἐραυνάω (see DCG, ii, 594b) (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “ask” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

'ASK, verb transitive

[Gr. In former times, the English word was pronounced ax, as in the royal style of assenting to bills in Parliament. 'Be it as it is axed.']

  1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; with of before the person to whom the request is made.
  2. To require, expect or claim.“To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more” Luke 12:48
  3. To interrogate, or inquire; to put a question, with a view to an answer.“He is of age, ask him” John 9:21
  4. To require, or make claim.“Ask me never so much dowry” Genesis 34:12
All definitions and other forms of “ask”
  1. To claim, require or demand, as the price or value of a commodity; to set a price; as, what price do you ask?
  2. To require, as physically necessary.
  3. To invite; as, to ask guests to a wedding or entertainment; ask my friend to step into the house.

'ASK, verb intransitive

  1. To request or petition, followed by for; as, ask for bread; or without for.“Ask and it shall be given you” Matthew 7:7
  2. to inquire, or seek by request; sometimes followed by after.“Wherefore dost thou ask after my name?” Genesis 32:29

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.