Lexical Definition
πυνθάνομαι pynthánomai (poon-than'-om-ahee) to inquire G:V
middle voice prolonged from a primary
ask, demand, enquire, understand.
- to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely
- and thus differing from ἐρωτάω, which properly means a request as a favor
- and from αἰτέω, which is strictly a demand for something due
- as well as from ζητέω, which implies a search for something hidden
- and from δέομαι, which involves the idea of urgent need)
- by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπύθετο | He inquired | John.4.52 |
| ἐπυνθάνοντο | they were asking | Acts.10.18 |
| they were inquiring | Acts.4.7 | |
| ἐπυνθάνετο | he was asking | Luke.18.36 |
| he was inquiring | Matt.2.4 • Luke.15.26 • Acts.21.33 • Acts.23.19 | |
| πυνθάνομαι | I inquire | Acts.10.29 |
| πυνθάνεσθαι | inquiring | LXX.Esth.6.4 |
| to inquire | Acts.23.20 | |
| πυθόμενοσ | having learned | Acts.23.34 |
| πυθέσθαι | to ask | John.13.24 |
| to inquire | LXX.Gen.25.22 • LXX.2Chr.32.31 | |
| επυνθάνετο | Hezekiah inquired | LXX.2Chr.31.9 |
| he inquired | LXX.Dan.2.15 |
Abbott-Smith
πυνθάνομαι, [in LXX for דּרשׁ;]
1. to inquire: c. acc. rei, Jo 4:42, Ac 23:20; seq. quæst. indir., Mt 2:4, Lk 15:26 18:36, Ac 10:18 21:33; quæst. dir., Ac 4:7 10:29 23:19; seq. παρά, c. gen. pers., Mt 2:4, Jo 4:52.
2. to learn by inquiry: seq. ὅτι, Ac 23:34.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 2:4 |
| Luke | 15:26 · 18:36 |
| John | 4:42 · 4:52 |
| Acts | 4:7 · 10:18 · 10:29 · 21:33 · 23:19 · 23:20 · 23:34 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πυνθάνομαι,
[Refs 8th c.BC+]; poetry also πεύθομαι (which see): Epic dialect imperfect πυνθανόμην [Refs]: future πεύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Doric dialect πευσοῦμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+] (so codex middle in [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐπῠθόμην [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc., Epic dialect and Lyric poetry πυθόμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative πυθοῦ, Ionic dialect πυθεῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect optative πεπύθοιτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural πυθοίατο [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect πέπυσμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 2nd pers. singular πέπῠσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect πέπυσσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive πεπύσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle πεπυσμένος [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐπεπύσμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular ἐπέπυστο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. dual πεπύσθην [Refs]:—learn, whether by hearsay or by inquiry (ἐξιστορήσαντες τὰ ἐβούλοντο πυθέσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__1 π. τί τινος learn something from a person, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently παρά τινος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρ᾽ ἄλλων (variant{ἄλλων}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with accusative of things only, hear or learn a thing, [πυνθάνομαι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.22, etc. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 with genitive objecti, hear or inquire concerning, πυθέσθαι πατρός, ἀγγελιάων, μάχης, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__4 π. τινά τινος inquire about one person of or from another, τὸν ἄνδρα τῶν ὁδοιπόρων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative person only, inquire about a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 with participle, πυθόμην ὁδὸν ὁρμαίνοντα that he was starting, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὔ πω.. πεπύσθην Πατρόκλοιο θανόντος they had not yet heard of his being dead, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__6 with accusative et infinitive, hear or learn that.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__7 followed by an interrogative clause, ὡς πυθώμεθα ὅπου ποτ᾽ ἐσμέν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὐτοῦ π. τί ποτε νοεῖ inquire or learn from him what.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. εἰ.. inquire whether.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ ξένου ἡδέως ἂν π., τί ταῦθ᾽ ἡγοῦντο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τινῶν, ὅτι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π., ὅπως ἂν κάλλιστα πορευθείη[Refs]
__II active, aorist 1 participle feminine πεύσασα having learned, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__II.2 see at {πεύθω}.