King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2045
Transliteration: ereunaō
Phonetic Spelling: (er-yoo-nah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: search
Meaning: search
ἐρευνάω, ἐρεύνω; 1 aorist imperative ἐρεύνησον; (ἡ ἐρευνᾷ a search); from Homer down; to search, examine into: absolutely, John 7:52; τί, John 5:39; Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Revelation 2:23 with which passage cf. Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12; followed by an indirect question, 1 Peter 1:11 (2 Samuel 10:3; Proverbs 20:27). The form ἐραυνάω (which see in its place) T Tr WH have received everywhere into the text, but Lachmann only in Revelation 2:23. (Compare: ἐξερευνάω.)
Word Summary
ereunaō: search
Original Word: ἐρευνάωTransliteration: ereunaō
Phonetic Spelling: (er-yoo-nah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: search
Meaning: search
Strong's Concordance
search. Apparently from ereo (through the idea of inquiry); to seek, i.e. (figuratively) to investigate -- search.
see GREEK ereo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2045: ἐρευνάωἐρευνάω, ἐρεύνω; 1 aorist imperative ἐρεύνησον; (ἡ ἐρευνᾷ a search); from Homer down; to search, examine into: absolutely, John 7:52; τί, John 5:39; Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Revelation 2:23 with which passage cf. Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12; followed by an indirect question, 1 Peter 1:11 (2 Samuel 10:3; Proverbs 20:27). The form ἐραυνάω (which see in its place) T Tr WH have received everywhere into the text, but Lachmann only in Revelation 2:23. (Compare: ἐξερευνάω.)