ἀνακρίνω anakrinō · G0350

to investigate

ἀνα-κρίνω ; [in LXX: 1Ki.20:12 (חָקַר), Dan LXX Su 1:13, LXX, TH Su 1:48, 51 * ; ] ; to examine, investigate, question (Lft., Notes, 181 f.): Act.17:11, 1Co.2:14-15 4:3-4 9:3 10:25 10:27 14:24; in forensic sense (MM, VGT, see word; esp. of examination by torture; see Field, Notes, 120 f.), Luk.23:14, Act.4:9 12:19 24:8 28:18.†; SYN.: see: ἐξετάζω (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀνακρίνω, ; examine closely, interrogate, especially judicially, Παυσανίαν []; sound a person, []; 2 inquire into, ἀ. τοὺς ἐργασαμένους[]; τὴν [αἰτίαν] [] —middle, ἀ. ποινὰ τίς ἔσται what remedy there shall be, []; II examine magistrates so as to prove their qualification, []; II.2 of the magistrates, examine persons concerned in a suit, so as to prepare the matter for trial, []; ὁ ἄρχων ἀνέκρινε πᾶσιν ὑμῖν καὶ ἀνακρίνας εἰσήγαγεν εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον []:—passive, ἀνεκρίθησαν αἱ ἀμφισβητήσεις[] …

Where it's used 16 times

Luke 23:14 · Acts 4:9 · Acts 12:19 · Acts 17:11 · Acts 24:8 · Acts 28:18 · 1 Corinthians 2:14 · 1 Corinthians 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 4:3 · 1 Corinthians 4:4 · 1 Corinthians 9:3 · 1 Corinthians 10:25 · 1 Corinthians 10:27 · 1 Corinthians 14:24 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G0350; TFLSJ G0350

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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