Greek word study
πυνθάνομαι G4441
- Transliteration
- pynthánomai
- KJV glosses
- ask, demand, enquire, understand
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information