Strong's Number G4441
πυνθάνομαι
punthanomai · poon-than'-om-ahee
Transliteration:
punthanomai{poon-than'-om-ahee}
Word Origin:
middle voice prolonged from a primary putho (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses)
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from G2065 (ἐρωτάω), which properly means a request as a favor; and from G154 (αἰτέω), which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from G2212 (ζητέω), which implies a search for something hidden; and from G1189 (δέομαι), which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence)
Usage in the KJV:
Definition:
- to enquire, ask
- to ascertain, by enquiry
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