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Koine Greek wordlink #100099

SR GNT Acts 21:33 ἐπυνθάνετο (epunthaneto) ‘with chains two and he was inquiring who he might_be and’ Strongs=44410 Lemma=punthanomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=middle person=3rd number=singular
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_arrested_in_the_Temple TimeSeries=Paul_arrested_in_the_Temple Refers to Word #100090

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Other uses (4) of identical word form ἐπυνθάνετο (V-IIM3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπυνθάνετο’ (V-IIM3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘he was inquiring’.

Mat 2:4 ‘scribes of the people he was inquiring from them where’ SR GNT Mat 2:4 word 10

OET-LV: 4 And having _gathered _together all the chief _priests and scribes of _the people, he _was _inquiring from them where the chosen _one /messiah is _being _born. (MAT_2:4)

OET-RV: 4 He gathered together all the chief priests and religious teachers and asked them where the Messiah was expected to be born. (MAT 2:4)

Luke 15:26 ‘one of the servants he was inquiring what might_be these things’ SR GNT Luke 15:26 word 7

OET-LV: 26 And having _called _to one of _the servants, he _was _inquiring what wishfully might _be these things. (LUK_15:26)

OET-RV: 26 so he called out to one of the servants and asked him what was going on. (LUK 15:26)

Luke 18:36 ‘and of a crowd passing_through he was inquiring what might_be this’ SR GNT Luke 18:36 word 6

OET-LV: 36 And having _heard of_a_crowd passing _through, he _was _inquiring what this might _be. (LUK_18:36)

OET-RV: 36 When he heard a crowd passing through, he started asking what was going on, (LUK 18:36)

Acts 23:19 ‘having withdrawn by himself he was inquiring what is it that’ SR GNT Acts 23:19 word 14

OET-LV: 19 And the commander having _taken _hold of _the hand of _him, and having _withdrawn by himself, he _was _inquiring: What is it that you _are _having to _report to _me? (ACT_23:19)

OET-RV: 19 The commander took the young man by the hand and led him into his private office and asked, “What do you have to tell me?” (ACT 23:19)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘punthanomai’ have 7 different glosses: ‘having learned’, ‘to inquire’, ‘to_be inquiring’, ‘I am inquiring’, ‘he was inquiring’, ‘he inquired’, ‘they were inquiring’.

Greek words (4) other than ἐπυνθάνετο (V-IIM3··S) with a gloss related to ‘inquiring’

ACTs 4:7 ἐπυνθάνοντο (epunthanonto) V-IIM3··P ‘in the midst they were inquiring in what power’ SR GNT Acts 4:7 word 7

OET-LV: 7 And having _stood them in the midst, they _were _inquiring: In what power or in what name you _all did this? (ACT_4:7)

OET-RV: 7 After having Peter and Yohan brought in and standing them in the middle, they began to ask, “Under what authority did you do this?” (ACT 4:7)

ACTs 10:18 ἐπυνθάνοντο (epunthanonto) V-IIM3··P ‘and having called they were inquiring if Simōn who is’ SR GNT Acts 10:18 word 3

OET-LV: 18 And having _called, they _were _inquiring if Simōn, who is being _called Petros, is _being _lodged here. (ACT_10:18)

OET-RV: 18 They called out to ask if Simon Peter was staying there. (ACT 10:18)

ACTs 10:29 πυνθάνομαι (punthanomai) V-IPM1··S ‘unquestionably I came having_been sent_for I am inquiring therefore for what statement’ SR GNT Acts 10:29 word 8

OET-LV: 29 Therefore also having _been _sent _for I _came unquestionably. Therefore I _am _inquiring for _what statement you _all _sent _for me? (ACT_10:29)

OET-RV: 29 That’s why I came without any reservations when you sent for me. But I’m still waiting to know what you all want from me?” (ACT 10:29)

ACTs 23:20 πυνθάνεσθαι (punthanesthai) V-NPM···· ‘going something more_exactly to_be inquiring concerning him’ SR GNT Acts 23:20 word 28

OET-LV: 20 And he _said, that The Youdaiōns decided which to _ask you, so _that tomorrow you _may _bring _down the Paulos into the council, as going to _be _inquiring something more _exactly concerning him. (ACT_23:20)

OET-RV: 20 “The Jews have decided to ask you,” he said, “that tomorrow you bring Paul down to the council as if they wanted to question him further. (ACT 23:20)

Key: V=verb