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Koine Greek wordlink #84879

SR GNT Acts 4:7 ἐπυνθάνοντο (epunthanonto) ‘in the midst they were inquiring in what power’ Strongs=44410 Lemma=punthanomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=middle person=3rd number=plural
Refers to Word #84836 Refers to Word #84841 Refers to Word #84845 Refers to Word #84851 Person=Annas Refers to Word #84858 Person=Caiaphas Refers to Word #84863 Person=John3 Refers to Word #84866 Person=Alexander2 Refers to Word #84871

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐπυνθάνοντο (V-IIM3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπυνθάνοντο’ (V-IIM3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘they were inquiring’.

Acts 10:18 ‘and having called they were inquiring if Simōn who is’ SR GNT Acts 10:18 word 3

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 (7) other than ἐπυνθάνοντο (V-IIM3..P) with a gloss related to ‘inquiring’

MAT 2:4 ἐπυνθάνετο (epunthaneto) V-IIM3..S ‘scribes of the people he was inquiring from them where’ SR GNT Mat 2:4 word 10

LUKE 15:26 ἐπυνθάνετο (epunthaneto) V-IIM3..S ‘one of the servants he was inquiring what might_be these things’ SR GNT Luke 15:26 word 7

LUKE 18:36 ἐπυνθάνετο (epunthaneto) V-IIM3..S ‘and of a crowd passing_through he was inquiring what might_be this’ SR GNT Luke 18:36 word 6

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

ACTs 21:33 ἐπυνθάνετο (epunthaneto) V-IIM3..S ‘with chains two and he was inquiring who he might_be and’ SR GNT Acts 21:33 word 14

ACTs 23:19 ἐπυνθάνετο (epunthaneto) V-IIM3..S ‘having withdrawn by himself he was inquiring what is it that’ SR GNT Acts 23:19 word 14

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

Key: V=verb IIM3..P=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person plural IIM3..S=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person singular IPM1..S=indicative,present,middle,1st person singular NPM....=infinitive,present,middle