The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
πυνθάνομαι
| Lemma | πυνθάνομαι |
|---|---|
| Citation form | πυνθάνομαι |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | I ask, inquire |
| Strong’s | G4441 |
| Transliteration | pynthánomai |
| Definition | to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from , which properly means a request as a favor; and from , which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from , which implies a search for something hidden; and from , which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence) |
| KJV glosses | :--ask, demand, enquire, understand. |
| Derivation | middle voice prolonged from a primary (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 12 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| ἐπύθετο | verb, third person, aorist, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AMI-S--) — John 4:52 |
| ἐπυνθάνετο | verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IMI-S--) — Matthew 2:4 verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IMI-S--) — Luke 15:26 verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IMI-S--) — Luke 18:36 verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IMI-S--) — Acts 21:33 verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IMI-S--) — Acts 23:19 |
| ἐπυνθάνοντο | verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IMI-P--) — Acts 10:18 verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IMI-P--) — Acts 4:7 |
| πυθέσθαι | verb, aorist, middle, infinitive (MorphGNT -AMN----) — John 13:24 |
| πυθόμενος | verb, aorist, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AMPNSM-) — Acts 23:34 |
| πυνθάνεσθαι | verb, present, middle, infinitive (MorphGNT -PMN----) — Acts 23:20 |
| πυνθάνομαι | verb, first person, present, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PMI-S--) — Acts 10:29 |
Morphology
- verb; MorphGNT -AMN----
- verb; MorphGNT -AMPNSM-
- verb; MorphGNT -PMN----
- verb; MorphGNT 1PMI-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 3AMI-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 3IMI-P--
- verb; MorphGNT 3IMI-S--
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πυνθανομαι.