πυνθάνομαι
punthanomai
to inquire
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe word πυνθάνομαι (punthanomai), with the Strong's number G4441, is a Greek verb that translates to "to inquire." It is used 12 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in various contexts. The verb πυνθάνομαι is primarily employed to convey the act of seeking information, often in a curious or investigative manner. Its usage encompasses questions ranging from seeking knowledge about people's well-being (e.g., a friend's health) to inquiring about a person's intentions or actions. As a means of seeking knowledge, πυνθάνομαι occupies a significant position in the narrative and dialogue of the Bible, allowing characters to interact, communicate, and make informed decisions based on the information they gather through inquiry. This verb serves as a fundamental element in the storytelling, revealing the importance of curiosity, investigation, and information-seeking in the characters' lives.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
12 total occurrences across the text
Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
Luke 15:26He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.
Luke 18:36Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.
John 4:52So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him.”
John 13:24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.”
Acts 4:7When they had stood Peter and John in the middle of them, they inquired, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”
Acts 10:18and called and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there.
Acts 10:29Therefore I also came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?”
Acts 21:33Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.
Acts 23:19The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Acts 23:20He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Acts 23:34When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,