Lexical Definition
ἀνακρίνω anakrínō (an-ak-ree'-no) to investigate G:V
from ἀνά and κρίνω
ask, question, discern, examine, judge, search.
- properly, to scrutinize, i.e. (by implication) investigate, interrogate, determine
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀνακρινόμεθα | are being examined | Acts.4.9 |
| ἀνακριθῶ | I may be examined | 1Cor.4.3 |
| ἀνακρίνων | judging | 1Cor.4.4 |
| ἀνακρίνω | do I examine | 1Cor.4.3 |
| ἀνακρίνουσίν | examining | 1Cor.9.3 |
| ἀνακρίνοντεσ | examining | Acts.17.11 |
| inquiring | 1Cor.10.25 • 1Cor.10.27 | |
| ἀνακρίνεται | he is examined | 1Cor.14.24 |
| is judged | 1Cor.2.15 | |
| they are discerned | 1Cor.2.14 | |
| ἀνακρίνει | judges | 1Cor.2.15 |
| ἀνακρίνασ | having examined | Luke.23.14 • Acts.12.19 • Acts.24.8 |
| ἀνακρίναντέσ | having examined | Acts.28.18 |
| ανακρίνω | I will question | LXX.1Sam.20.12 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀνα-κρίνω [in LXX: I Ki 20:12 (חקר), Da LXX Su 13, ib. LXX ,TH 48, 51*;]
to examine, investigate, question (Lft., Notes, 181 f.): Ac 17:11, I Co 2:14, 15 4:3, 4 9:3 10:25 10:27 14:24; in forensic sense (MM, VGT, s.v.; esp. of examination by torture; v. Field, Notes, 120 f.), Lk 23:14, Ac 4:9 12:19 24:8 28:18.†
SYN.: v.s. ἐξετάζω.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 20:12 |
| Luke | 23:14 |
| Acts | 4:9 · 12:19 · 17:11 · 24:8 · 28:18 |
| 1 Corinthians | 2:14 · 2:15 · 4:3 · 4:4 · 9:3 · 10:25 · 10:27 · 14:24 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀνακρίνω,
examine closely, interrogate, especially judicially, Παυσανίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sound a person, [LXX]
__2 inquire into, ἀ. τοὺς ἐργασαμένους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν [αἰτίαν] [Refs 1st c.BC+] —middle, ἀ. ποινὰ τίς ἔσται what remedy there shall be, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II examine magistrates so as to prove their qualification, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 of the magistrates, examine persons concerned in a suit, so as to prepare the matter for trial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἄρχων ἀνέκρινε πᾶσιν ὑμῖν καὶ ἀνακρίνας εἰσήγαγεν εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀνεκρίθησαν αἱ ἀμφισβητήσεις[Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle, οὐκ ἀνεκρίνατο ταύτην [τὴν γραφήν] he did not have it examined, of the prosecutor, [Refs]
__II.3 generally, examine, μάρτυρας[Refs]; τινά 1[Refs]:—middle, [Refs]
__II.4 select, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__III in middle, absolutely, ἀνακρίνεσθαι πρὸς ἑωυτούς dispute, wrangle one with another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.20.12*