πυνθάνομαι punthanomai · G4441
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πυνθάνομαι, ; []; poetry also πεύθομαι (which see): Epic dialect imperfect πυνθανόμην []: future πεύσομαι [], Doric dialect πευσοῦμαι [] (so codex middle in []: aorist ἐπῠθόμην [], etc., Epic dialect and Lyric poetry πυθόμην []; imperative πυθοῦ, Ionic dialect πυθεῦ []; Epic dialect optative πεπύθοιτο []; 3rd.pers. plural πυθοίατο []: perfect πέπυσμαι []; 2nd pers. singular πέπῠσαι [], Epic dialect πέπυσσαι []; infinitive πεπύσθαι []; participle πεπυσμένος []: pluperfect ἐπεπύσμην []; 3rd.pers. …
Where it's used 12 times
Matthew 2:4 · Luke 15:26 · Luke 18:36 · John 4:52 · John 13:24 · Acts 4:7 · Acts 10:18 · Acts 10:29 · Acts 21:33 · Acts 23:19 · Acts 23:20 · Acts 23:34
Source: TBESG G4441; TFLSJ G4441
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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