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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 in the SBLGNT
- ἐπύθετο
- ἐπυνθάνετο
- ἐπυνθάνοντο
- πυθέσθαι
- πυθόμενος
- πυνθάνεσθαι
- πυνθάνομαι
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--