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Strong's Concordance G4441
πυνθάνομαι
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- πυνθάνομαι
- Transliteration
- punthanomai
- Pronunciation
- {poon-than'-om-ahee}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- middle voice prolonged from a primary putho (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from 2065, which properly means a request as a favor; and from 154, which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from 2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from 1189, which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence):--ask, demand, enquire, understand.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 1189
- Strong’s number
- G4441
- Definition
- middle voice prolonged from a primary putho (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from 2065, which properly means a request as a favor; and from 154, which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from 2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from 1189, which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence):--ask, demand, enquire, understand.
Source info
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James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="4441"> <orth>πυνθάνομαι</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">punqavnomai</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">punthanomai</orth> <pron rend="italic">{poon-than'-om-ahee}</pron> <def> middle voice prolonged from a primary putho (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from 2065, which properly means a request as a favor; and from 154, which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from 2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from 1189, which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence):--ask, demand, enquire, understand. <lb/> see GREEK for 2065 <lb/> see GREEK for 154 <lb/> see GREEK for 2212 <lb/> see GREEK for 1189 </def> </entryFree>