What does ἀνετάζω (anetázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνετάζω (anetázō) is a Greek word meaning "to investigate (judicially)".
Greek · G426
ἀνετάζω
To investigate (judicially)
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ἀνετάζωG426
Pronunciationanetázō
What does ἀνετάζω (anetázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνετάζω (anetázō) is a Greek word meaning "to investigate (judicially)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G426?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and interrogated (1), to interrogate (1).
Where does ἀνετάζω (anetázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 22:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand interrogated1×Acts 22:24
to interrogate1×Acts 22:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 22:24
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
ἀνετάζειν1xanetazeinActs 22:29
ἀνετάζεσθαι1xanetazesthaiActs 22:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 22:29
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive1xActs 22:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to investigate (judicially)
Source Gloss
to investigate (judicially)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 22:24Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ἀνετάζεσθαιanetazesqai
I examine judicially
Read verseActs 22:29Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀνετάζειν.anetazein
I examine judicially
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
passive1active1
Mood
infinitive2
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
ἀνετάζω is built from this root: