What does ἐξετάζω (exetázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξετάζω (exetázō) is a Greek word meaning "to find out".
Greek · G1833
ἐξετάζω
To find out
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ἐξετάζωG1833
Pronunciationexetázō
What does ἐξετάζω (exetázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξετάζω (exetázō) is a Greek word meaning "to find out".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1833?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] search (1), find out (1), to ask (1).
Where does ἐξετάζω (exetázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] search1×Matthew 2:8
find out1×Matthew 10:11
to ask1×John 21:12
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 2:8
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Matthew2John1
Source forms
ἐξετάσατε2xexetasateMatthew 2:8, Matthew 10:11
ἐξετάσαι1xexetasaiJohn 21:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural2xMatthew 2:8, Matthew 10:11
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xJohn 21:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to find out
Strong'sG1833
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to find out
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἐτάζω (rare), to examine), [in LXX: Deu.13:14-15 Deu.19:18, 1Ch.28:9 A (דָּרַשׁ), דָּרַשׁ), Psa.11:5-6 (בָּחַן), Wis.6:3, Sir.3:21, al. ;] to examine closely, inquire carefully (of ): before περί (with ἀκριβῶς), Mat.2:8; before τίς, Mat.10:11; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.21:12.
Synonymsἀνακρίνω, ἐραυνάω (see DCG, ii, 594b)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:8Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐξετάσατεexetasate
I examine, question, search out
Read verseMatthew 10:11Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐξετάσατεexetasate
I examine, question, search out
Read verseJohn 21:12Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐξετάσαιexetasai
I examine, question, search out
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups2Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Imperativecommand or strong request2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 2:8 · Matt 10:112×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveJohn 21:121×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
active3
Mood
imperative2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐξετάζω is built from this root:
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