To inquire
πυνθάνομαιStrong’s G4441punthanomai
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Punthanomai is the Greek word usually translated “was inquiring”, “was asking” and “inquired”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was inquiring”, “was asking” and “inquired”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he was inquiring 4
- he was asking 1
- he inquired 1
- to ask 1
- they were inquiring 1
- they were asking 1
- i inquire 1
- to inquire 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 7
- Luke 2
- John 2
- Matthew 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 15:26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
- Luke 18:36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
- John 4:52Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
- John 13:24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
- Acts 4:7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
- Acts 10:18And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
Greek dictionary
πυνθάνομαι punthanomai · to inquire
πυνθώ᾽ομαι [in LXX for דָּרַשׁ ;] 1. to inquire: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.4:42, Act.23:20; before quæst. indir., Mat.2:4, Luk.15:25 18:36, Act.10:18 21:33; quæst. dir., Act.4:7 10:20 23:10; before παρά, with genitive of person(s), Mat.2:4, Jhn.4:52. 2. to learn by inquiry: before ὅτι, Act.23:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inquire” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INQUI'RE, verb intransitive
[Latin inquiro; in and quoero, to seek.]
- To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by asking questions.“We will call the damsel and inquire at her mouth” Genesis 24:57“He sent Hadoram, his son, to king David to inquire of his welfare” 1 Chronicles 18:10
- To seek for truth by argument or the discussion of questions, or by investigation.
All definitions and other forms of “inquire”
INQUI'RE, verb transitive
To ask about; to seek by asking; as, he inquired the way; but the phrase is elliptical, for inquire for the way.
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.