What does ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō) is a Greek word meaning "to find out".
Greek · G429
ἀνευρίσκω
To find out
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ἀνευρίσκω G429
Pronunciation aneurískō
What does ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō) is a Greek word meaning "to find out".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G429?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include found (1), We sought out (1).
Where does ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (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 found 1× Luke 2:16
We sought out 1× Acts 21:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 2:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
ἀνεῦραν 1x aneuran Luke 2:16
Ἀνευρόντες 1x Aneurontes Acts 21:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 2:16
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 21:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to find out
Source Gloss
to find out
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:16 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνεῦρον aneuron
I find by seeking out
Read verse Acts 21:4 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀνευρόντες aneurontev
I find by seeking 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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 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
ἀνευρίσκω is built from these roots:
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