ἀκριβόω
akribóō · G198 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to learn exactly, to find out accurately, to ascertain
To acquire information in an exact and accurate manner or to acquire information which is exact and accurate
ExamplesMatthew 2:7 Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἩρώδηςHerod 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- χρόνοςtime 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- παράfrom, with, beside+ μάγοςa wise man and priest 1
- παράfrom, with, beside+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- τότεthen 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- χρόνοςtime 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- ἐξετάζω exetázō · G1833 · to try to find out, to make a diligent effort to learn, to inquire
- Greek verb for careful examination and inquiry to determine facts, closely parallel to ἀκριβόω's sense of ascertaining exactly
- πυνθάνομαι pynthánomai · G4441 · to inquire, to make an inquiry, to ask
- Both verbs denote ascertaining information, but πυνθάνομαι emphasizes the process of inquiry itself (questioning to learn), while ἀκριβόω emphasizes precision and exactness in the finding out or verification of facts.
- ἀνακρίνω anakrínō · G350 · to examine carefully, to investigate, to study thoroughly
- Greek verb for thorough examination or investigation, sharing the investigative aspect of ἀκριβόω
In the other Testament 2 words
- חָקַר châqar · H2713 · to look for, to try out, to test
- Hebrew verb for careful investigation and examination, matching the sense of ἀκριβόω as ascertaining or finding out exactly through inquiry
- דָּרַשׁ dârash · H1875 · to look for, to inquire
- Hebrew verb for seeking out information through inquiry, parallel to the investigative aspect of ἀκριβόω
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To learn exactly, to find out accurately, to ascertain27.9
- In Matthew 2:7, Herod secretly summoned the magi and “determined from them the exact time (ēkríbōsen) the star appeared,” where the verb describes carefully ascertaining precise information.
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ῶ: 1 aorist ἠκρίβωσα); (ἀκριβής); 1. in secular writings, to know accurately, to do…
1. in secular writings, to know accurately, to do exactly.
2. to investigate diligently: Mt 2:7, Mt 2:16 (ἀκριβῶς ἐξετάζειν, Mt 2:8); Aristotle, gen. anim. 5, 1; Philo, m. opif. § 25 μετά πάσης ἐξετάσεως ἀκριβοῦντες. (Al. to learn exactly, ascertain; cf. Fritzsche or Meyer on Matthew, as above.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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