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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ἐξετάζω G1833
Pronunciation exetázō
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] search 1× Matthew 2:8
find out 1× Matthew 10:11
to ask 1× John 21:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 John 1
Source forms
ἐξετάσατε 2x exetasate Matthew 2:8, Matthew 10:11
ἐξετάσαι 1x exetasai John 21:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 2:8, Matthew 10:11
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x John 21:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to find out
Strong's G1833
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to find out
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 2:8 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐξετάσατε exetasate
I examine, question, search out
Read verse Matthew 10:11 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐξετάσατε exetasate
I examine, question, search out
Read verse John 21:12 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐξετάσαι exetasai
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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active Matt 2:8 · Matt 10:11 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active John 21:12 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
imperative 2 infinitive 1
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:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain